Hamfest, Sunday August 28th.

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[FromMyColdDeadHand]

Show up with a pig and a butcher’s cleaver…

[arbol]

Show up with a pig and a butcher’s cleaver…

and a radio.

[BPTactical]

Hambeasts need love too…….or 3.

[bradbn4]

Hmm; need to cash that check so I can have spending money for the fun show

[O2HeN2]

Might be a way to pass a Sunday.

O2

[O2HeN2]

Gonna try and make it. When I arrive I'll call "CQ AR15" on the 2m simplex call frequency. If you've got an HT, listen and we'll try to meet up!

O2

[bradbn4]

The road trip from the Springs made the effort worth while. Now; if I was pretty much looking for anything useful there - well; that is a different story. They did have just a few used radio's - nothing that I would consider myself; but I guess my desires are more of a niche or too new for a Ham Fest.

There was about 1/5 tables than the last one I had attended. I believe I saw a few folks that had showed up to the old Ham breakfast group that I went to well before the beer flu.

[O2HeN2]

That was my first hamfest.

It's hard to call the first of anything lame, since it's all new and you have nothing to compare against.

But, it was lame.

I did get a name tag made with my name and call sign.

O2

bradbn4, we should have carpooled...

[bradbn4]

Show up with a pig and a butcher’s cleaver…

Yep; I did see one metal pig out of parts...and yes, I wanted it- just because


I have a cleaver at home ;)

[battlemidget]

check out pikes peak megafest, it's early in the year ish up in Monument. 146.46 FM is busy in the mornings in the Springs, moreso during the week.

[bradbn4]

The real large Ham Fest use to be in Longmount - I went to one of those well before I got my Ham license it was a really good size.

I have been to the Monument fest one once. Hmm; I did dig up my old hand held radio - I will have to find a copy of chirp. I had hope to find some sort of antenna mount for my truck; but I did not even spot a cig lighter adapter for sale.

[callerys]

Certainly more junk than usual it seemed.

[O2HeN2]

Certainly more junk than usual it seemed.

+ at least a quarter of the tables empty and people were packing up to leave before noon.

O2

[ChadAmberg]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myj99Q-PKTY

This looks like a really impressive radio

[bradbn4]

so you pick up the gd-88 yet? killer looking screen - icons are somewhat dated
the fm reception did not seem that good on one of the very short review vids I watched.

about 225 and change delivered I guess

[ChadAmberg]

so you pick up the gd-88 yet? killer looking screen - icons are somewhat dated
the fm reception did not seem that good on one of the very short review vids I watched.

about 225 and change delivered I guess

Not yet. I still have an Icom IC-91AD I use for handheld. But the list of features on the gd-88 is pretty damn nice!

[rondog]

Where's the friggin' HAM? I mean, WTF? Y'all talkin' geeky stuff, but teasin' us with visions of ham sammiches, ham 'n eggs w/taters, ham roasts, pulled pork ham sammies - all kinds of lucious pig -

But no, you geeks are talkin' RADIO shit??? FFS.....

[zteknik]

I guess I didn't miss much then. I'd like to go to one of the local field days one of these days just to get to hang out and talk tech nerd stuff.

[bradbn4]

Where's the friggin' HAM? I mean, WTF? Y'all talkin' geeky stuff, but teasin' us with visions of ham sammiches, ham 'n eggs w/taters, ham roasts, pulled pork ham sammies - all kinds of lucious pig -

But no, you geeks are talkin' RADIO shit??? FFS.....


because you asked so nice... this is for Colorado Springs area

Monthly Ham Breakfast
We will be meeting at:

Western Omelet, 16 S Walnut Street Saturday, 3 September 2022

Join us between 8:00-9:30 AM
All are warmly invited to come on down and join us!

[zteknik]

because you asked so nice... this is for Colorado Springs area

Monthly Ham Breakfast
We will be meeting at:

Western Omelet, 16 S Walnut Street Saturday, 3 September 2022

Join us between 8:00-9:30 AM
All are warmly invited to come on down and join us!Hmmm bacon... [emoji200]

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[bradbn4]

I did pick up the GD-88 radio - cool display - I don't like the software that is included - mostly because I never used something other than Chirp to program a radio.

I did get a new replacement batteries for both my 82L(BAOFENG ) and the GD-88 - but after waiting a week I received an "oh - sorry" it be out of stock now on the GD-88 hardware. I picked up a spare set of higher end antennas that will help pull in some of those distant repeaters.

[ChadAmberg]

I did pick up the GD-88 radio - cool display - I don't like the software that is included - mostly because I never used something other than Chirp to program a radio.

I did get a new replacement batteries for both my 82L(BAOFENG ) and the GD-88 - but after waiting a week I received an "oh - sorry" it be out of stock now on the GD-88 hardware. I picked up a spare set of higher end antennas that will help pull in some of those distant repeaters.

Looking forward to your detailed review!!!!

[Martinjmpr]

I'm tempted to get a BaoFeng since my old, purchased-used-in 2010 Yaesu FT-50 doesn't work right (knobs turning the knob for "down" actually makes frequency go up, etc).

But even $35 is a lot to spend on a throwaway. Especially when a new Yaesu HT is under $100 at HRO. The Yaesu might not have as large a frequency range as the BaoFeng but I think it will likely last longer.