posted 11/24/2011
Friday afternoon the guys head from the hotel to the Coliseum to drop off the hamfest "goodies".
Here we are waiting in line...
Lou - N8KXM
John - N5AAA
Keith - WA8ZWJ
Here's our space! Flat KBob came along to help.
Goodies all covered up for the night.
Guess who we see when we get back to the hotel?
Big Al - KB8FJB, Dave - W8TVC and Betty - KC8PCQ
Before long it was time for dinner. After all, the IOOK does travel on it's stomach!
L to R - Betty - KC8PCQ, Jan - KA9VQS, Sandi, Jean and
Marian - WD8CJD
Bob - N0BIX, Lou - N8KXM, John - N5AAA and Dave - W8TVC
Big Al - KB8FJB and Keith - WA8ZWJ
We all had a dandy dinner!
Then we went back to the hotel for some more visiting!
Lou snaps a shot of N0BIXie as he takes shots from above...
Keith and Lou review the shot of N0BIX...
Hmm - guess no one got any shots from the early breakfast group. Here's 2nd breakfast.
John and Jan's daughter, Jill, and family arrive to spend
some time with Grandma and Grandpa.
In the mean time, the early guys are setting up at the Flea Market...
Glenn - W8AK and friend Tim are unloading hamfest
treasures...
John and Lou are labeling new items for the table...
Things are pretty well set up - now we wait for the doors
to open and the potential customers to arrive!
Ah, the doors have opened! Here are Bill - N8TQ and
Rick - KK8O.
John - W9KD
Our good friend, Gaylen, WB0W
This is the inflatable tower advertised prior to the
hamfest.
Pretty cool stuff! Neat idea for an emergency or Field Day set up.
Visit time for W9KD, N5AAA, WA8ZWJ and W8TVC...
Flat KBob assisting John and Lou mind the store...
Keith and Rick are still talking in the background...
Flat KBob sporting a new fedora!
Dave - W8TVC
Bob - N0BIX
Big Al - KB8FJB
Jim - WB8VSU
Lou minding the store...
Tom - WD8JPP
The next several shots show the Saturday crowd.
Yes, the hamfest was pretty well attended...
Wynn - W6CDR
Randy - KA0AZS
The hamfest is done for Saturday. Now it's time to eat!
Here's the gang at Sara's!
Time for the group picture...
Here 'tis!
More visit time after dinner and the group photo...
It's breakfast time!
Today we used 3 tables to display our stuff. A lot of
stuff got out on display that didn't make it to the table yesterday. Few
photos were taken during the hamfest. We were kept busy doing other
things. Here we are starting to pack up.
Packing up...
Rose - KN8JOY (Randy - KA0AZS's XYL)
All packed up and ready to roll out...
and head to lunch! Did I mention that the IOOK travels on it's stomach?
We made it to Decatur, Indiana for lunch! Yee haw!
As you can see, there is a train theme here!
Belly up to the bar! It's all you can eat!
Jan and John
Bob and Jean
Group photo minus Bob!
Ah, here's Bob...and Jean!
The way it was, is the way it is!
We had a fun time at the Fort Wayne Hamfest!
Next year will be their 40th year so it ought to be a big one! Start planning now to join us!
Many thanks to Betty for making the room reservations!
Photographers were: N0BIX, N5AAA, N8KXM and WA8ZWJ
