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Cable

converter

Block

VHF OUT

UHF OUT

Signal

splitter

Converter/

descrambler

"A"

Converter/

descrambler

"B"

CH. J

CH. 4

Signal

mixer

VHF

UHF

VCR

VHF

UHF

receiver

Fig. 2.

Using

a block converter and

two converter

/descramblers

tune two

premium

pay

channels and

any other

cable

channel simultaneously.

vide

a place for them to

meet people they

have talked

with

over the air, sell and

swap their used

radio equipment and

look at new equipment.

Although they

still serve

that purpose, their scope

has

broadened considerably.

There is good support

from many

manufacturers and dealers

who

set up

"booths" at these

meets to sell their

wares.

Many hamfests now are also com-

puterfests, and some actually

bill them-

selves that

way.

The

place

of most inter-

est to

the

general

-electronics enthusiast

the

flea market. Far from being

limited

to ham radio gear, hamfest

flea markets

offer bargains

of all types.

Often, the

flea market

area contains

several "semi-

professional"

dealers

(people

running part

-time businesses

who

only sell

at flea markets

week-

ends)

who

offer electronic

parts

and

computer

chips at prices

far below

retail.

Among the offerings

by private

individ-

uals are the expected

ham

radios and

shortwave

receivers, but also

stereo gear,

telephones, oscilloscopes

and other

test

equipment,

computers,

and

many items

that you

might

find at a yard sale (my

father purchased a 'X -hp

motor and

electric drill at

a hamfest).

The

flea market is also a trip

into the

past.

Ex- military technicians

may come

across electronic equipment

that

they

worked with many years

ago, and one

can trace advancements

in electronics

the age of the

items offered

for sale.

Much of the

older equipment

is best

suited for parts

scavenging,

nostalgia

and

other unconventional

uses,

course. Some

are

real operating

bar-

gains, such

as, say, a

Hammarlund

HQ -180A tube -type general-

coverage

re-

ceiver that can

still

run rings around

some

new solid -state

units

in certain

respects.

Hamfests take

place all over

the coun-

try, year

round. Most are

held on a Satur-

day or a Sunday

for one

day only. Some

of the

larger ones

run on both Saturday

and

Sunday.

The country's

largest

ham -

fest is the Dayton

(Ohio)

HamventionTM

which

is held every

year the

last

weekend

in April on

Friday, Saturday

and Sun-

day. The

flea market at

Dayton

large that

it can take over

a full day

make one browsing

pass through

it. The

adjacent arena

contains

displays by

ham

radio manufacturers,

who use Dayton

introduce their

major

new

pieces

of equipment.

find

out

when

hamfest

will

held

near you, check

newspaper

pub-

lic- service announcements

and /or con-

tact a

local amateur

radio club.

The

American

Radio Relay

League can

sup-

ply you

with

the

names of clubs

in your

area and

a listing of

some of

the ham-

fests scheduled. CQ

The

Radio Ama-

teur's Journal, a

Modern

Electronics sis-

ter publication,

is also

a fine source

such

information.

Some

hamfests are

held in arenas

and

convention

halls

and some

are

held at

parks and

fair grounds.

The

arenas are

nice and

provide protection

against

incle-

ment

weather, but some

of the

more in-

teresting

(offbeat) equipment

can

found at the ones

held outdoors because

of the ease

with which people can

display

their

wares.

Most outdoor

hamfests al-

low

people to drive up

their

car

/truck/

van,

find a suitable

spot to park, open

the

trunk and start

selling (tailgating).

This

spontaneity increases

the number

of peo-

ple

exhibiting

at the

flea market and

ex-

pands the

variety

goods offered.

Because most hamfests

are sponsored

by amateur

radio clubs,

which use them

for fund raising,

there is often a

nominal

entrance

fee. Some

hamfests make the

fee (typically

$3 to $5) optional,

and at

most the fee enters

you in a drawing

for

radio equipment,

antennas,

technical

books

and the

like. If you are

in the

market

for any electronics goods

at all,

you

will

save enough

on your purchases

to cover

the ticket price.

Your comments

and suggestions

for

this column

are

welcome. You can con-

tact me at

P.O. Box 678,

Garner,

27529, or by computer

Delphi (CURT

PHIL) or

The Source

(BDK887).

Names and

Addresses

American

Radio

Kola

League

225

Main Street

Newington, CT

06111

CQ Magazine

North

Broadway

Hicksville,

NY 11801

MCM

Electronics

858 E. Congress

Park Drive

Centerville, OH

45459

Say

You Saw

It In

Modern Electronics

February 1988

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