Quilon Ham Fair 2009

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Dear hams,
Quilon Amateur Radio League invite all hams for the Quilon Ham Fair 2009 which is to be conducted on a cruise boat on Ashtamudi Lake in Quilon on 19th of April 2009.

Lets meet, make a memorable eye-ball and enjoy the beauty of the Ashtamudi Backwaters.
 
For details log on to Quilon Amateur Radio League Website
 
For QARL,
 
Rajesh. R.K.Nair
VU2IDB
Joint secretary

Quilon Ham Fair 2009

What Are Hamfests?
A Hamfest is a convention of amateur radio enthusiasts where they swap information and gear.

Hamfests are events organized by amateur radio enthusiasts, for social gathering and comparison and sales of radio equipment. Most hamfests feature a flea market, where the attendees buy and sell equipment, generally from and for their personal stations. Some of the larger hamfests have another section, separate from the flea market, where vendors and manufacturers of new equipment demonstrate and sell their products at trade show-like booths. Some hamfests offer seminars on technical, operational, and legal aspects of amateur radio. Hamfests are usually annual or semiannual events lasting from several hours to several days, usually over a weekend, with longer meetings generally including license examination sessions.

Clubs, amateur radio resellers, manufacturers, and individuals may rent space from the sponsoring organization to show and sell their equipment. The equipment offered at the sales section of a hamfest can vary significantly from the newest high-tech gear to used, refurbished, or even antique equipment, and haggling or bargaining is the most common means of sale. Equipment that originally sold at great expense to commercial users (such as public safety agencies) can often be found at a fraction of the price, just a few years later. Likewise, accessories which are no longer available from their manufacturers may be found, and many sales of complete systems are made to buyers who only need one or two components. Junk boxes abound, filled with often-unidentifiable parts, which are frequently left over from projects or equipment long-since gone.

The Dayton, Ohio Hamvention, the International DX Convention, the HAM RADIO event in Friedrichschafen, Germany, and the Central Coast Amateur Radio Club Field Day near Sydney in Australia are events where manufacturers most commonly introduce new products to the amateur radio marketplace.

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