After a ten year hiatus we made the trip to Dayton. We spent two full days at Hamvention 2022. We had to pass on Sunday’s activities to return home. It was a fantastic show! It is great to be around like mined individuals that understand what Ham Radio is with no explanation required.
For a long time I have wanted to go to the Huntsville Hamfest. In fact, several years ago I tried but was too late to buy tickets. So with tickets purchased, hotel reservations made, COVID shots in the arm, masks in the ready, and the car serviced, my wife and I were ready to go to Huntsville. Then one by one the vendors I wanted to see cancelled coupled with an already weak set of forums that was getting weaker, we cut our losses at $20 and cancelled the trip. Even sadder, we may never get to another Hamfest again in our lifetime.
There is an annual yard sale along Route 127 traversing several eastern states. Traveling a small portion of the sale in TN I thought a few Morse Keys might be found. I was hopeful because a few years ago an old Hallicrafters S-20 receiver was spotted for sale. As remote a chance of finding Morse Keys may be, finding a Heathkit Dip Meter is more remote. But, that is what was found. It was sitting there on a table of stuff, aka junk.