dayton

this past weekend was the dayton hamfest. i’ve not missed a one since i was probably six or seven. anyway, it’s a massive geek-fest of ham radio, computer, telecom, network, and general dweebs from all around the world.

they say that if you can’t find it at dayton, it doesn’t exist. this used to be true, but the ‘fest has really gone downhill in recent years. i used to have great difficulty deciding what to spend my limited monies on. this year i actually returned with money in my pocket. wtf!

i did pick up a few random items though. the ‘big’ purchase was an arrow 2m/70cm satellite antenna. i’ve been wanting one for awhile to do some amsat stuff. as a side bonus, it’s good for fox hunting and general operating as well.

also bought a studio grade cd player (optical out!) for 15 bones, a stick of registered ecc ram for the new server, and a few other random oddities.

i’m thinking about skipping out next year. it’s a shame, but ebay has pretty much taken over as the primary way to geek out with your cash. dayton remains as a place to haul all of the shit that isn’t worth listing.