{"id":9649,"date":"2014-05-18T07:52:36","date_gmt":"2014-05-18T11:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=9649"},"modified":"2014-05-18T07:52:36","modified_gmt":"2014-05-18T11:52:36","slug":"last-day-of-the-2014-hamvention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/last-day-of-the-2014-hamvention\/","title":{"rendered":"Last day of the 2014 Hamvention"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Morning<\/a>
\n<\/a>Today is the the final day of the 2014 Dayton Hamvention<\/a><\/em>. For exhibitors, it’s the slowest day of the weekend (Saturday is the busiest).<\/p>\n

My voice is hoarse from speaking with so many people–it’s been great! Many thanks to the SWLing Post<\/em> readers who stopped\u00a0by our booth to talk radio.<\/p>\n

This morning, I’m listening Pacific Break<\/em> on Radio Australia<\/em>\u00a0with my buddy Eric McFadden while we eat breakfast and prepare to leave. I started listening to RA on my Tecsun PL-310ET and Eric (of course) brought out his Sony ICF-SW7600G and AN-LP1 for comparison. A little radio fun before the craziness yet to come.<\/p>\n

\"Sony<\/a><\/p>\n

We’re not staying in a hotel this year, and we have much quieter conditions for SWLing. Eric, as a I mentioned in a previous post<\/a>, is retired from the Ohio Air National Guard; this year, he was\u00a0fortunate enough to secure us a “TLF” (Temporary Lodging, Family) on Wright Patterson Air Force Base<\/em>. Our TLF is a\u00a0three bedroom, 2.5 bathroom house with a living room, laundry room, outdoor patio, yard and is surrounded by acres of green space. It’s about half the price of a local hotel, so we feel most grateful! Better yet, a TLF is\u00a0like being at home: we can string up antennas indoors or outside and play radio.<\/p>\n

\"photo<\/a>

Eric eating cereal and doing an informal A\/B comparison. The AN-LP1 is attached to the dining room window.<\/p><\/div>\n

Many thanks to Eric (WD8RIF) and his son, Miles (KD8KNC), for being such dedicated\u00a0ETOW volunteers.<\/p>\n

As I head out this morning, I thought I’d post a few more photos I took yesterday:<\/p>\n

\"photo<\/a><\/p>\n

Though I wouldn’t have a clue how to operate this Collins 10B (above), I would love for it to adorn my radio table.
\n\"photo<\/a> \"photo<\/a> \"photo<\/a> \"photo<\/a><\/p>\n

I’ve also taken photos of new products vendors displayed at the Hamvention<\/em>. I plan to post them after returning home later this week.<\/p>\n

If you’re visiting the Hamvention<\/em> today, please stop by Booth BA411<\/strong> and introduce yourself!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is the the final day of the 2014 Dayton Hamvention. For exhibitors, it’s the slowest day of the weekend (Saturday is the busiest). My voice is hoarse from speaking with so many people–it’s been great! Many thanks to the SWLing Post readers who stopped\u00a0by our booth to talk radio. 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