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HamRadio 2009 -- Friedrichshafen 2009
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by WD8DUP on June 30, 2009
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The pictures turned out great, Peter. Glad the download worked..... It was great meeting you and seeing Daniel (DL4VCW) again.
I'm hoping that this wasn't really my last year for Friedrichshafen.....
What a great show that is. And to think I've been to this one more often than Dayton (being an Ohio farm boy and all).....
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by KI6HPO on June 30, 2009
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Well done, Peter! The 10th photo [from the bottom up] caused me to pause. The caption under the photo says "...collapsible towers"
Are those "push-up masts" in aluminum, with the black thumb clamps?
Alan
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by VK3DWZ on June 30, 2009
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Thank you Peter for such a wonderful tour. I almost cried when I saw all those wonderful valve wirelesses on display.
If I was lucky enough to win the lottery, I would love to attend next years' event. Wouldn't be easy to bring all that lovely stuff back to Australia, tho'.
73',
Terry.
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RE: HamRadio 2009 -- Friedrichshafen 2009
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by KH6VP on July 1, 2009
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Yes, the collapsible towers are push ups.
BTW, I bought mine some years ago from a guy selling them from W9 land. He used clicks on each section, that made it easy to setup and fall-proof. I also bought a base that you park on and then you plug ther tower on it. See http://vekinis.com/AmateurRadioImages.html for samples.
The main issue with Friedrichshafen is that you must haggle when buying things. If you can't haggle, you lose. Everyone starts high and then lowers. The best day to buy is Sunday morning, when people are willing to get rid of stuff for less so they dont haul it back. Of course you only find stuff others don't want.
There were some very expensive items such as a KWM-2 for E1200 ($1600) from a German guy, and a Westinghouse receiver for E1500 ($2000) from an Italian which is too much for me. There were plenty of vintage radios from the 40s and 50s for E40 ($60) and up.
One Dutch guy showed an old, 190X receiving apparatus replica he built using mahogany wood, that used a moving metal belt creating a magnetic field inside magnets, which then converted IF into sound. Very, very interesting. U&nfortunately I didn't get his web address, but maybe there is someone with this info. It was in hall B1 or B2.
Excellent show but compared to US shows, expensive. In Europe there is VAT (Value Added Tax) on new products - 19% in Germany - which of course is not charged on second hand products.
There are additional photos at http://vekinis.com/HamRadio2009.html including an amazing linear from Slovakia (for E4500 - $6000) and a tuner from Germany (E1600 - $2400).
73s,
Peter, KH6VP/LX1QF
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RE: HamRadio 2009 -- Friedrichshafen 2009
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by WA1RNE on July 1, 2009
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Nice job on the photo tour. Looks like a great outing.
Back in the 70's, there were some ham auctions in the Boston area - most notably the one at Honeywell - Billerica, MA (USA), but this one looks even better.
Assuming most of the instruments for sale are in working condition and can be purchased at a reasonable cost, one could outfit a decent lab for RF projects.
...WA1RNE
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by K4SFC on July 1, 2009
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I attended this hamfest in 1983. It was already the largest hamfest in the world. Dayton was never as good as Friedrichshafen. I was a "Ham" in Germany for two years. My Call was DA2SN. I can only imagine how great it was for you. Wish I could have been there. Many thanks for the photos.
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by N9XCR on July 1, 2009
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Wow! The vendors did a great job on their displays! They appear to have taken the time to organize their equipment and make everything look nice. I would feel better buying from them than some of the other vendors I see at other hamfests.
Chris
N9XCR
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HamRadio 2009 -- Friedrichshafen 2009
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by K8QV on July 2, 2009
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I'm still waiting for one of the usual numbnuts to bring up Obama or what you did wrong. Must be a good article!
Thanks for the great photos. Wish I could be there.
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