===== Hamfests =====

In case you didn't know, a "ham" is a radio amateur, someone who like to mess around with radio. However, hamfests are by no means restricted to hams, and are a great way to equip your home shop. Hamfests are a good place to find old test equipment at low prices, and are also good for small items:

  * accessories like cables, terminators and probes,
  * repair parts like tubes and capacitors, and
  * manuals.

You can probably find a hamfest in your area by searching for "hamfest" and your city. Also, the ARRL maintains a national directory of hamfests:

[[http://www.arrl.org/hamfests.html| Hamfest and Convention Database]]


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