[SEDXC] Coax at the Hamfest

[Don Nesbitt]

JT - Stone Mountain should be pretty good if the weather cooperates - 
usually more than a thousand or two will attend over the two days with 
Saturday being the best day and Sunday sort of a drag.  See their web site 
for some photos of previous years.  
(http://www.totr-radio.org/05hamfest/index.php) You will certainly see some 
used coax - but - unless you really know the perosn selling it and have a 
good idea about its age, I'd personally stay away from it - the Wireman will 
be there with brand new fresh stuff - now worries about it having wicked up 
moisture, etc.  For the price difference, I'd go with the new stuff - then 
you know what you've got!  YMMV - back to the contest 73 -- Don N4HH

>From: JT Croteau <jt.w6fo at gmail.com>
>To: sedxc at contesting.com
>Subject: [SEDXC] Coax at the Hamfest
>Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 14:52:54 -0500
>
>I haven't been to a hamfest in about 12 years so I am not sure what to
>expect at Stone Mountain this coming Saturday.  I take that back, I
>went to one in So. Cal. last year, supposedly the biggest and most
>well known out there, and was terribly disappointed as it was more of
>a junk computer and audio/video fest than a hamfest.  I haven't been
>to a good hamfest since the last "hostraders" I went to back in 1-land
>in the early 90's.
>
>One of the things I will be shopping for is a fair amount of coax as I
>have two antennas to put up once I get back from the hamfest.  I'll be
>needing 100' of 9913 and probably 150' of RG8X size coax (LMR-240
>preferred).  What things should I be looking for when perusing the
>various tables so I don't get burned on bad coax.  I'm sure there will
>be plenty of folks pimping used coax and, while I don't necessarily
>mind used coax if I can trust the source, I don't want to get burned.
>
>Back in the day you could find good deals on coax at the hamfests, is
>this still the case.
>
>Thanks and 73's
>
>- JT { W6FO }
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