• 2024
  • Jan
  • 15

The Sunday Creek ARF Hamfest 2024

I’d never attended this show, but was pleasantly pleased with the turnout. There were perhaps a few dozen vendors and a packed house of visitors in the old gymnasium of the converted school. Quite a bit to look at, and prices were really good. I managed to bring home some good things for a total of $10, almost spending more on drinks and snacks on the way home! I didn’t think the weather was going to cooperate, but it turned out to be just a bit slushy, cold, and windy.

We wandered the aisles for about an hour, taking some time to stop and look at the old photos on the walls from the building’s time as a school, talking to some of the vendors, and digging through boxes of stuff. Since this is so close and easy to get to, I’ll probably attend next year as well - weather permitting of course!

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A bunch of books. The ECG manual went home with a friend.
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Some rat shack remainders. I picked up the cable.
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Lots of AM CB showing up right now, including these old phone-style units.
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Parts, and some rat shack 300 ohm clip on connectors. Got these for the nostolgia factor.
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A friend pulls a microcassette unit from a dollar bin.
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Some test equipment. The (working) signal tracer went home for $2.
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More random equipment.
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Even more equipment. The power supply was unique enough to go home with me for $2.
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A friend purchased this small handheld scanner.
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