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G6Tanuki · 30th Sep 2019, 7:02 pm

I've never been to Newark [I used to go to the Leicester Granby Halls events in the 80s, the Lea Valley bash in London - and one when it was at the National Motorcycle Museum] but, from visiting smaller rallies [Newbury, Frome, Harwell, McMichael, FRARS] I have also seen in recent years both the diminution of the traders and the ageing of the attendees. . .

These days it seems to me that ham radio has split into two camps: those who are happy to spend £1.5K on a modern radio from one of the main-dealers/importers, and those who will on principle argue the price of a 50p bag of questionable components or a length of used coax.

That's life I guess. Time Marches On!

30th Sep 2019, 7:02 pm	#23
G6Tanuki Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Wiltshire, UK. Posts: 13,998	Re: Hamfest Newark I've never been to Newark [I used to go to the Leicester Granby Halls events in the 80s, the Lea Valley bash in London - and one when it was at the National Motorcycle Museum] but, from visiting smaller rallies [Newbury, Frome, Harwell, McMichael, FRARS] I have also seen in recent years both the diminution of the traders and the ageing of the attendees. . . These days it seems to me that ham radio has split into two camps: those who are happy to spend £1.5K on a modern radio from one of the main-dealers/importers, and those who will on principle argue the price of a 50p bag of questionable components or a length of used coax. That's life I guess. Time Marches On!