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Title: A Blast from the Past Post by: Steve - WB3HUZ on January 19, 2009, 08:30:45 PM I was cleaning up some files on the computer and ran across this - the log from the AM Special Event Station at the Gaithersburg hamfest in 1997. Good times. Photos available at the link.
http://www.amwindow.org/pix/htm/modgb97.htm Title: Re: A Blast from the Past Post by: W3RSW on January 21, 2009, 12:03:54 PM I like these little vingnettes into the past.
Boy, do those guys look young. Jamie still has that roadie glaze in his eyes. ... ;D Title: Re: A Blast from the Past Post by: flintstone mop on January 21, 2009, 01:30:38 PM Those were the days, my friend, We thought they'd never end.
Lotta changes. For the better?? Fred Title: Re: A Blast from the Past Post by: Steve - WB3HUZ on January 21, 2009, 03:12:45 PM We sure don't have AM gatherings like that any more, with the exception of Deerfield. Still there were less than 30 people at the AM dinner during Deerfield this year. Several years Gaithersburg we had groups nearing 100 and some seriously kicka$$ AM stations. We were too stupid to know any better.
Title: Re: A Blast from the Past Post by: W3RSW on January 21, 2009, 08:46:00 PM the Q cowboys kind'a ruined things. -that and the 9/11 thing and subsequent economic mini-meltdown. Gathersburg fairgrounds charged too much from the committee and things never recovered.
So if it wasn't the cowboys it was the dogs. Rememember the officious b...tch that said we had to be out by noon? Title: Re: A Blast from the Past Post by: Steve - WB3HUZ on January 21, 2009, 11:05:32 PM The dog beotch was at the Howard County FarFest held in 2002. That was the last decent FAR Fest, technically called Fall Fest.
http://www.amwindow.org/pix/htm/fallfest02/ff1.htm Title: Re: A Blast from the Past Post by: The Slab Bacon on January 22, 2009, 08:15:57 AM Ah YES,
I remember these all too well!! ;D Title: Re: A Blast from the Past Post by: W3RSW on January 22, 2009, 12:01:32 PM I get my years mixed up. Wasn't 2002 the year of 'how dry I am?' -mois and Dave, w3np? I came a day late but tried really hard to make up for it.
Title: Re: A Blast from the Past Post by: Steve - WB3HUZ on January 22, 2009, 12:10:04 PM I'm pretty sure your wonderful singing took place in the judging stand at the Howard Country Fairgrounds.
Title: Re: A Blast from the Past Post by: W3RSW on January 22, 2009, 01:37:27 PM ok, found a copy,.
Either you or Paul sourced it originally. Have to find the orig. file. The damn thing's been audio'd somewhere. Title: Re: A Blast from the Past Post by: W3RSW on January 22, 2009, 01:48:59 PM And who's house might this be before a certain unnamed party moved further south?
It was a great party; I especially liked the stuff crammed in the basement and the antenna hiding in the tree out back. Title: Re: A Blast from the Past Post by: Steve - WB3HUZ on January 22, 2009, 01:53:44 PM http://amfone.net/index.php?ind=media&op=file_view&iden=37
Title: Re: A Blast from the Past Post by: W3RSW on January 22, 2009, 06:53:09 PM Uh, not exactly Maria Callis at the Met...
Title: Re: A Blast from the Past Post by: Steve - WB3HUZ on January 22, 2009, 08:21:55 PM Yes, but more entertaining!
Title: Re: A Blast from the Past Post by: Opcom on January 22, 2009, 08:41:01 PM Hey that looks like fun! dang it, every time people around here want to do anything, it's 105 degrees outside.
Title: Re: A Blast from the Past Post by: W1RC on January 22, 2009, 08:58:33 PM We sure don't have AM gatherings like that any more, with the exception of Deerfield. Still there were less than 30 people at the AM dinner during Deerfield this year. Several years Gaithersburg we had groups nearing 100 and some seriously kicka$$ AM stations. We were too stupid to know any better. Give us time - we're working on it. We're trying to create the same kind of wonderful atmosphere at the NEAR-Fester at Deerfield that we used to enjoy so much at Gaithersburg in the mid to late 1990s. Just keep coming up and hopefully we'll get there.73, MisterMike, W1RC Title: Re: A Blast from the Past Post by: WA1GFZ on January 22, 2009, 09:05:15 PM Pray for a little more global warming Mike.
Fall was friggen cold. Title: Re: A Blast from the Past Post by: Steve - WB3HUZ on January 22, 2009, 09:20:51 PM You betchya bro. Deerfield is the primo fest for AMers in this part of the country. AMfone - Dedicated to Amplitude Modulation on the Amateur Radio Bands
The primo AM gathering is at Frank's place (KB3AHE) after Timonium. As a fest, though, Timonium is not even in Deefield's universe. We sure don't have AM gatherings like that any more, with the exception of Deerfield. Still there were less than 30 people at the AM dinner during Deerfield this year. Several years Gaithersburg we had groups nearing 100 and some seriously kicka$$ AM stations. We were too stupid to know any better. Give us time - we're working on it. We're trying to create the same kind of wonderful atmosphere at the NEAR-Fester at Deerfield that we used to enjoy so much at Gaithersburg in the mid to late 1990s. Just keep coming up and hopefully we'll get there.73, MisterMike, W1RC |