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1. [TenTec] Hamfests in general (score: 1): Author: Jim Lowman <jmlowman@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:06:01 -0800; I changed the subject, since there have been several postings since "the last word." We could feel the impact of the Internet as far as attracting vendors to our convention in 2001 - that long ago. O; /archives//html/TenTec/2013-02/msg00236.html (11,945 bytes)
2. Re: [TenTec] Hamfests in general (score: 1): Author: "Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP" <Rick@DJ0IP.de>; Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:02:30 +0100; Jim, what you noticed is exactly what smart companies are doing. Instead of going to expensive hamfests, they are advertising in media which specifically cater to potential users of the products they; /archives//html/TenTec/2013-02/msg00249.html (13,598 bytes)
3. Re: [TenTec] Hamfests in general (score: 1): Author: Jim Lowman <jmlowman@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:28:04 -0800; While a good strategy, Rick, visiting the vendor area is one of the first things I do at a hamfest or convention. I like to see whatever products are on display, even if they aren't the latest and gr; /archives//html/TenTec/2013-02/msg00257.html (11,398 bytes)
4. Re: [TenTec] Hamfests in general (score: 1): Author: Jim Brown <k9yc@audiosystemsgroup.com>; Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:27:17 -0800; The problem with that approach is that many (most?) hams want to SEE and TOUCH a radio before spending a big chunk of our hard earned savings on it. If the manufacturer does not sell through dealers; /archives//html/TenTec/2013-02/msg00258.html (10,176 bytes)
5. Re: [TenTec] Hamfests in general (score: 1): Author: "Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP" <Rick@DJ0IP.de>; Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:20:20 +0100; Yes Jim, but MOST HAMS don't go to the Hamfest that the dealers do. If they go at all, it is usually to local events. Perhaps 20,000 out of 700,000 US hams go to Dayton. 3% of the potential customers; /archives//html/TenTec/2013-02/msg00260.html (11,733 bytes)
6. Re: [TenTec] Hamfests in general (score: 1): Author: Jim Brown <k9yc@audiosystemsgroup.com>; Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:15:10 -0800; That assumes that the only measure of hamfest "success" is orders written in the booth. Many folks like to ponder their purchase for a while, and most of us have to save up for a while. 73, Jim K9YC; /archives//html/TenTec/2013-02/msg00262.html (9,804 bytes)
7. Re: [TenTec] Hamfests in general (score: 1): Author: Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>; Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:49:53 -0500; The problem with that approach is that many (most?) hams want to SEE and TOUCH a radio before spending a big chunk of our hard earned savings on it. Like anybody else gives us a 30 day in-home, hand; /archives//html/TenTec/2013-02/msg00270.html (12,286 bytes)
8. Re: [TenTec] Hamfests in general (score: 1): Author: Steve Mercure <w5en@hotmail.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:40:26 -0600; I've had a ticket since 1976 and this year will be my first time at Dayton! I am pumpedfor the event and plan on enjoying all of the displays from vendors even if they are scalled back to a degree. 7; /archives//html/TenTec/2013-02/msg00271.html (12,687 bytes)
9. Re: [TenTec] Hamfests in general (score: 1): Author: Jim Lowman <jmlowman@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:40:02 -0800; Not 100% accurate, but I would think that a spike in orders following a hamfest or convention might be an indicator of success. Of course, that could be only a small blip in the bigger picture. Not t; /archives//html/TenTec/2013-02/msg00272.html (10,174 bytes)
10. Re: [TenTec] Hamfests in general (score: 1): Author: art N4UC <n4uc@hotmail.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:25:34 -0600; I haven't read every post in this thread, but I might mention that one not-so-minor consideration these days is the sales tax you have to pay on a purchase at a hamfest. Tax on a $3000 rig will be at; /archives//html/TenTec/2013-02/msg00274.html (11,416 bytes)
11. Re: [TenTec] Hamfests in general (score: 1): Author: "Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP" <Rick@DJ0IP.de>; Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 23:10:18 +0100; We felt our UK business was not what it should be, so for the past two years, I shipped a pallet of hardware to England for the "National Hamfest" in Lincoln. It's the country's largest Hamfest. I ha; /archives//html/TenTec/2013-02/msg00277.html (12,717 bytes)
12. Re: [TenTec] Hamfests in general (score: 1): Author: Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>; Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:30:16 -0500; Or course, you can lose customers at a Hamfest, as well as make them. A couple of years ago, I drove the 350 miles (one way) to Dayton, just to buy a particular auto tuner. The engineer (no longer wi; /archives//html/TenTec/2013-02/msg00282.html (11,215 bytes)
13. Re: [TenTec] Hamfests in general (score: 1): Author: Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>; Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:30:20 -0500; Shoot, Rick. You were LUCKY they were only drinking beer. Wait until you try to outdo the Scottish guys drinking WHISKY ! I have tried, and is brutal. -- JHR -- In trying to keep pace with them both; /archives//html/TenTec/2013-02/msg00290.html (9,944 bytes)
14. Re: [TenTec] Hamfests in general (score: 1): Author: Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>; Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:48:45 -0500; Yes, but you may still owe USE TAX to your home state on purchases made over the Internet and through mail order houses. You really don't escape the tax, entirely. It can exceed the sales tax, depend; /archives//html/TenTec/2013-02/msg00292.html (10,626 bytes)
15. Re: [TenTec] Hamfests in general (score: 1): Author: Jim Brown <k9yc@audiosystemsgroup.com>; Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2013 23:31:06 -0800; I just saw an announcement on the Elecraft list that they will have a booth at the Raleigh, NC hamfest. Perhaps you know something they don't. Or vice versa. BTW -- you mentioned several times you fa; /archives//html/TenTec/2013-02/msg00349.html (10,063 bytes)
16. Re: [TenTec] Hamfests in general (score: 1): Author: Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>; Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:02:26 -0500; You kidding ? Rick IS one of the main men behind Spiderbeam Antennas ! He is just too modest to toot his horn and is too polite to pitch sales to us here, so he does not mention it much. -- K8JHR --; /archives//html/TenTec/2013-02/msg00354.html (9,111 bytes)

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