We went to the Hamfest at Newark, Notts on Friday 30th September. Unfortunately I didn't think to take a camera so this is just a short text blog. The weather was amazingly good for the last day of September and in fact the next day was the hottest (29.9C recorded at Gravesend for many years). Most of the route to Newark was on the A1 which over the past few years has been improved a great deal with many of the roundabouts being replaced with motorway style junctions. Apart from the occasional bottleneck caused by lorries slowly overtaking each other it was a pleasant journey.
A Hamfest is a rally for people who enjoy the Amateur Radio Hobby. It's part social event where you meet up with old friends and part a chance to buy new and secondhand equipment. Many of the manufacturers of radio kit attend this event and there is a chance to discuss with them their products.
It may appear that this would all be of little interest to Julie but in fact she probably knew more people there than I did, this is because she used to work for the RSGB (Radio Society of Great Britain) who had many of their staff at the event. Anyway we both spent quite a bit of the time chatting to people we knew and a good time was had by one and all.
I did buy a few items that included a GPS SPeaker mic for my Icom Dstar Hand Held radio, a DV Dongle (a device that enables you to talk on Dstar via a computer) and a new bracket for the aerial on my car. I'm pleased to say that once home I was able to successfully get all the new kit working.
Another good day out and once again sorry that I didn't have a camera to record it all.
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