Hamfest : FRARS Flight Refueling - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Hunts smoothing bomb · 13th Aug 2012, 9:12 am

Hi all,

I usually go to this event as it is 5 minutes from where I live.
I've had it in my diary for months but couldn't make it in the end due to other family commitments.

Just wondered who,how many from here attended and what bargins were bought or seen.

Comments please.

Cheers

Alan Stepney · 13th Aug 2012, 10:09 am

I was on the Poole Radio Society stand.
Traders and "boot sales" people were there early, but, I gather, not as many as in some years.

There was, according to FRARS (the host society) roughly the same number of visitors as last year, but both were down on some prior years.

We, and some other club stands, reported lots of people looking, but less buyers.

There were some bargains, but also some prices that were, to say the least, optimistic. Hence lots of things didnt sell.

I met several (5 or 6) BVWS members, and there must have been others I did not meet, so I would guess that there may well have been 30 or 40 BVWS members there.
(Some vintage sets/parts for sale too.)

Bargains? One of our club members bought a nice...something-or-other, for £1. It had 72 BNC sockets on it plus other parts.
Someone else bought some PCB's with over 100 LED's, for 25pence.

The weather was excellent and everyone seemed to enjoy their day.

Marconi_MPT4 · 13th Aug 2012, 7:47 pm

I missed Hamfest again, no excuses really as it is only 15 minutes away by car! Hmmm, I really will have to tie a knot in something to remind me to check next year. Most of the radio amateurs I knew who went to this event are now silent key and so no longer have that helpful nudge.

As with all these events it is easy at the time without a shopping list to buy lots of 10p bargains for possible future projects that eventually end up sitting around in a store cupboard. In general though, the contents in boxes under the tables are always worth a closer inspection.

Looks like it was a great day, hopefully get there next year.

Cheers

Rich

Sean Williams · 13th Aug 2012, 9:15 pm

Wanted to get there this year, but work got in the way....

13th Aug 2012, 9:12 am	#1
Hunts smoothing bomb Octode Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Wimborne, Dorset, UK. Posts: 1,407	Hamfest : FRARS Flight Refueling Hi all, I usually go to this event as it is 5 minutes from where I live. I've had it in my diary for months but couldn't make it in the end due to other family commitments. Just wondered who,how many from here attended and what bargins were bought or seen. Comments please. Cheers __________________ Lee

13th Aug 2012, 10:09 am	#2
Alan Stepney Rest in Peace Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Dorset, UK. Posts: 947	Re: Hamfest : FRARS Flight Refueling I was on the Poole Radio Society stand. Traders and "boot sales" people were there early, but, I gather, not as many as in some years. There was, according to FRARS (the host society) roughly the same number of visitors as last year, but both were down on some prior years. We, and some other club stands, reported lots of people looking, but less buyers. There were some bargains, but also some prices that were, to say the least, optimistic. Hence lots of things didnt sell. I met several (5 or 6) BVWS members, and there must have been others I did not meet, so I would guess that there may well have been 30 or 40 BVWS members there. (Some vintage sets/parts for sale too.) Bargains? One of our club members bought a nice...something-or-other, for £1. It had 72 BNC sockets on it plus other parts. Someone else bought some PCB's with over 100 LED's, for 25pence. The weather was excellent and everyone seemed to enjoy their day.

13th Aug 2012, 7:47 pm	#3
Marconi_MPT4 Heptode Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Dorset, UK. Posts: 521	Re: Hamfest : FRARS Flight Refueling I missed Hamfest again, no excuses really as it is only 15 minutes away by car! Hmmm, I really will have to tie a knot in something to remind me to check next year. Most of the radio amateurs I knew who went to this event are now silent key and so no longer have that helpful nudge. As with all these events it is easy at the time without a shopping list to buy lots of 10p bargains for possible future projects that eventually end up sitting around in a store cupboard. In general though, the contents in boxes under the tables are always worth a closer inspection. Looks like it was a great day, hopefully get there next year. Cheers Rich __________________ To an optimist a glass is half full; a pessimist half empty; an engineer twice as big as need be!

13th Aug 2012, 9:15 pm	#4
Sean Williams Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: St.Ippolyts, Hitchin, Hertfordshire QRA IO91UW Posts: 3,517	Re: Hamfest : FRARS Flight Refueling Wanted to get there this year, but work got in the way.... __________________ Engineers make things work and have spare bits when finished