The brains behind the Handiham booth effort were
those of volunteer John Hoenshell, N0BFJ. John and his daughter Kathy,
KA0YDQ, volunteered at the booth, and John managed the planning and
execution of the entire booth and lodging process. Kathy had
volunteered at the booth in 2012, too.
We'll see how the numbers come out, but my sense is
that this year's show was bigger than the last one. In our part of the
HARA complex the aisles were packed from time to time as a cold rain
and even a passing sleet storm drove attendees indoors. Nonetheless,
there were definitely more spaces filled in the outdoor flea market than
last year and inside it sure seemed like business was booming. This
was the first year in recent memory when we were so busy at the booth
that I wasn't able to attend a single seminar. ARRL was celebrating 100
years, so several trips to the ARRL area were in order. I bought a new
ARRL Antenna Book, thinking it just might be time for an update. My
old Antenna Book was a 1982 model. No sense rushing into things,
right?
