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Hamvention

Posted by michael on from the hamvention? dept.

amateur radio buff writes "The Hamvention is coming up on May 16 - 18, for all you amateur radio people out there. This is the worlds biggest Ham fest held in Dayton, Ohio. With over 2500+ space outdoor vendor, and 500 inside exhibit spaces, find any amateur radio and electronic items there. Also the The 11th Annual Dayton Contest Dinner is held this year too! Dont miss it!"

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  1. Ham Nerds by iamdrscience · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think a friend of mine said it best; "You can be into ham radios and you can be into computers, but being into both is taking it just a little too far".

    His dad "took it too far" by the way.

    1. Re:Ham Nerds by Blaine+Hilton · · Score: 4, Funny

      Very true, although the two can be highly interwoven with like technologies. Now just add in model rocketry and you can really have some interesting experiences.

    2. Re:Ham Nerds by Bruce+Perens · · Score: 2, Funny
      Oops...

      K6BP
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  2. Annual? by groundpig · · Score: 3, Funny

    Also the The 11th Annual Dayton Contest Dinner is held this year too!

    Isn't it held every year?

    1. Re:Annual? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
      Isn't it held every year?

      I think it's safe to say that The 11th Annual Dayton Contest Dinner will only be held this year.

  3. the other white meat by swankypimp · · Score: 4, Funny

    D'Oh! I clicked "Read More..." before I realized that the article was not about sweet, sweet pork. A Hamvention like that I could really get into. Stupid radios.

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    1. Re:the other white meat by Gleng · · Score: 2, Funny

      I saw "Hamvention" and thought it was an article about inventing cool things out of ham.

      Oh well...

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  4. I'm Jewish by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Can I still attend?

  5. ham? by Unominous+Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    (Homer): Are you saying you're never going to eat any animal again? What about bacon?
    (Lisa): No.
    (Homer): Ham?
    (Lisa): No!
    (Homer): Pork chops?
    (Lisa): Dad! Those all come from the same animal!
    (Homer): Heh heh heh ... ooh ... yeah right, Lisa. A wonderful ... magical animal.

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  6. Ham-Hams on the brain... by d_redguy · · Score: 2, Funny

    I thought this was gonna be about hamsters. You see, the "male" hamster that my wife bought at Petsmart 3 weeks ago just had a litter. We have our own little Hamvention going on in our bedroom (grumble-grumble).

  7. I love going to this! by gregm · · Score: 2, Funny

    Seriously talk about a bunch of extreme geeks... Guys? runnning around with 12' wips attached to their tinfoil covered army helmets talking to their buddies one aisle overwith a handheld while simultaneously talking to their mom on a cell while pecking away at their Palm. It's a real hoot to just walk around and watch some of these people. The have computer stuff there too.

    Back in the day I used to go to buy exotic, hard to find stuff like RJ-45 crimpers and cheap, used drives, cpu fans etc. Now you can pickup a pair of crimpers at Lowes and computer parts are so cheap and easy to order off the net the desire to go has dimished for me some.

  8. morning + slashdot = bad by bobgoatcheese · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh man...I shouldn't read slashdot first thing in the morning...the first thing I thought when I saw the headline was, "I bet there's tasty sandwhiches at this thing, but how'd that get on the frontpage?"

    Need coffee....

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