As usual I had a wonderful time. I worked at the 10-10 booth, presented
a talk at the 10-10 forum, and cruised the halls in search of unique radio
goodies.
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Contest University at the Crowne Plaza hotel on Thursday, May 15
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Preparing for Freshman classes at CTU 2008
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AMSAT pizza bash on Thursday night
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Larry W7LB about to board the bus to Hara arena from Salem mall parking lot
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The crowds await the opening of Hamvention 2008
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Lots of interesting people came by the 10-10 booth
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The ARRL booth was huge, and right near our booth
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Crowds everywhere, even in the lunch room
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Randy KF0X talks to RST club members in Tucson via the D-Star repeater
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Here's what makes Hamvention so unique!
I counted 59 antennas on this car, plus he had many more in the back seat. |
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The flea market was much smaller than in years past, but it was still crowded
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Some friends visiting the 10-10 booth: Ivan 9A6AT & Sam K1SL
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Kenwood always has a large booth (and free year pins)
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Waiting for the drawing in the arena on Sunday afternoon
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The vendors were taking down their booths during the raffle
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