The Connecticut Nutmeg Hamfest for 2009 went on in glorious fall weather on October 11.
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Always enter by way of the flea market to see what's up. People noted that the larger stores and manufacturers were absent this year. There were still a lot of "mom and pop" flea market vendors.
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This was the ARRL Connecticut Convention. Left, our Director Tom Frenaye, K1KI. Right, Section Manager Betsey Doane, K1EIC.
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A small, but engaged audience for the League Forum.
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Joel Hallas, W1ZR, gave a popular talk on multiband antennas. Guess which favorite antennas really don't work very well on the HF bands!
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The flea market had some beautiful nostalgic equipment on display. No, it wasn't selling very fast, but it was nice to look at and reminisce. I got a Boonton grid dip meter, just like the one I used 35 years ago!
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The Shore Point club (West Haven) had its very snazzy emergency communications trailer on display. It doesn't look like it's worked through many disasters yet!
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The Shore Point trailer command desk. Two people, five microphones, and then some.
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I thought this was the highlight of the show. It is W1RT's HF - 10 GHz hill-topping van. An amazing collection of gear, all oriented to VHF, UHF, and microwave contesting.
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Overall view of the vehicle area. There was also a converted ambulance from the Danbury group.
I didn't know they gave license plates for Unix veterans, but here is one I found:
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