Looking through the posts, I see very little discussion about the actual hamfest.
QTF?
What posts are you (obviously
not) reading? What crucial information is missing, here? Read the posts in this section alone and you can determine: the weather was great, the food was fantastic, everybody had a good time, there were some good deals to be had, W1E was a big hit with everyone, some moron picked a fight with me, there are tons of pictures available... and we haven't discussed the hamfest?
If you want an itemized inventory of everything for sale, go to the hamfest!
Talking with two vendors who went to this thing, their opinion was that customer attendance was down, vendor attendance was down, and not a lot of great bargains or even a lot of “good” equipment floating around. Both vendors traveled about 300 miles to get there and both said it was a waste of two days of time and expense.
Nobody put a gun to their heads and told them they had to go, Pete. Boo hoo for them if it didn't live up to
their expectations, the hamfest isn't there for
their benefit.
Hint: the only vendors
most of us care about are the ones selling food! If you want to buy a shiny new ricebox or a G5RV kit, you don't need a hamfest for that. What exactly were your pals selling?
Last fall was a complete washout, almost
nobody showed up, including most of the food vendors, and these people are complaining that the attendance was
down this time?
I repeat: QTF?
You can tell your vendor buddies that attendance was great, the weather was great, there were some good deals to be had, and that they can stay home next time. It would certainly be a more constructive use of your time than getting on here to piss and moan about being disappointed with a hamfest you
didn't even attend!Think about it.
--Thom
Keep Away One Zero Grounds Complaint