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The fest was well attended. The aisles were full and all the vendor/tailgate tables were sold out.

Saw/met the following:

W3GMS
N3QBE
KA1KAQ
W3TIM
K4NYW
N3JW
W3SCC
KA8WTK
KA4RFA
FOF's Son
W1XO
W4AWM
and probably some others.....

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The GMS/QBE table before/during/after. Joe & Martha sold or gave away everything they brought - much of it in the first half hour of the event.

AMers and other well-known hams at the 'fest. Was good seeing Tim/W3TIM again after a year or two.

Nick/K4NYW is the talent behind the endless supply of excellent photos, manuals, and other information at navy-radio.com which is well worth visiting. Just be sure you've got a few hours to spend.

Good ambush shot of JP/K4OZY who I hadn't seen since this 'fest last year. JP runs the excellent repository for TMC and other manuals at jptronics.org.

Bill/KA8WTK gets the award for furthest distance traveled coming from Tallmadge, OH.

Stephanie/WX3K was also there from PA.

Fran/W3SCC who made the trip from Hagerstown MD. Missed a few folks who said they were planning to attend. Maybe next time?

That's Stephanie, WX3K.

Thanks, fixed it!

One last shot of an OT being reunited with his first receiver, a Halli S-53A from the GMS collection. It was the last item on the table and when Joe found out the guy looking at it had started out using a S-53A model, he gifted it to him.

Not a bad way to end the 'fest.

 Good photos, lots of nice stuff, I always enjoy pictures of swaps from other parts of the country. Thanks!!

Thanks for posting the great photos and the call signs of the operators.  Wish I could have made it.

Thanks Steve and Todd for posting all those great pictures!  Martha and I had a blast and looking forward to attending again next year.  All tables were sold out from what I was told.  A fantastic group of people and the social aspect these days is always the highlight for me.     

All the pictures were great, but I especially liked the photo of the 1A which took great restraint for me  to pass this one up.  Thought about this receiver a lot on the trip home.  I guess I am just getting more analytic in my decision to buy things these days since I already have plenty. 

I guess the next one will be Raleigh! 

Joe-GMS 

A side benefit of visiting the Richmond area.

  I saw gas the other day for $2.19 a gallon, cheapest I've seen it in a long time. Welcome to the PRK (Peoples Republik of Kalifornia) please bring money!!!

Picture below was from several weeks ago in central NJ.
Saw several stations this past week at $1.47.

(http://image.nj.com/home/njo-media/width620/img/traffic_impact/photo/19528989-mmmain.jpg)

Cheapest gas in the Richmond, VA area is currently at $1.43.

This week in CT gas prices has been quite volatile.    First record lows, then record highs then record lows again.

Undisputable proof:

That is what I paid two weeks ago driving home from Virginia.  $1.439 on I-85 SC exit 105, just across the border from NC.

And some more photos at
http://www.virhistory.com/ham/rich-16.htm

Just my quick cellphone snaps with none of the artistic flair of K4HX's shots

Good to see people and gear - A good time was had by all.

Great shots Nick. Some of those I don't recall seeing - like the Wells Gardner.

Jay Leno was right: they're selling gas by the ounce now!

Lots of really nice stuff there! I see a few receivers that I would have dragged home! Thanks for sharing the pictures.

Rob W1AEX