[sdiy] Learning electronics now - was Real cause of DIY death

[Tom Arnold]

On Mon, Jul 18, 2005 at 05:08:01PM -0700, R J wrote:
> I'm 34 and just starting to get into the whole ham/radio scene.  Have  
> not been to a hamfest yet (am interested in going) but by the time I  
> get around to it I may be 40.   So maybe people don't really start  
> going to hamfests until they are close to 40?  =)

I went to my first hamfest ( a FrostFest in Richmond, Va ) when I was 6.
Bought my very first ARRL Handbook there, which I still have and a real nice
key, both of which I still have and I'm barely on the downhill slide towards
my 40's right now....

If you're near where your domain is registered, I can point you at several
hamfests sorta near Sunnyvale ( well, one is definatly near and the other is
a good long sunday drive to get to ) both of which I've gotten synth parts
from.  Completely hit or miss, sometimes there is nothing, other times I'm
using a cart to wheel stuff to my car.  2 swapmeets ago there was a pretty
insane amount of music gear.  One huge pile at one guys stall, and then
other stuff sprinkled over the rest of the meet like pixie dust...

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