Dayton Hamfest

From: Ethan Dicks <erd_at_infinet.com>
Date: Thu Feb 11 11:56:13 1999

>
> Just curious if anyone on the list will be going to the Dayton Hamvention in
> May?

I usually do, two years out of three since 1981.

> I've never been there before, but I have heard a lot of good things about
> the flea market there!

It's *HUGE*, but there is a lot of crap. Over the years I have picked up
an ASR-33, a couple of PDP-8/L's, a COSMAC VIP, some VIC-20's, Rainbows, an
Informer SNA (3274/3270) dialup portable terminal and a few other assorted
Classic goodies. Mostly now, I get discrete components for my bench and
networking parts. Probably the strangest thing I ever bought there was a
pair of aluminum eight-foot-tall Air Force surplus aircraft maintenance
platforms. I use them as short scaffolding.

Friday is good for selection, Sunday after 14:00 is good for bargains,
especially if it's raining. Oh, yeah... parking sucks, too.

-ethan
Received on Thu Feb 11 1999 - 11:56:13 GMT