Here are the photos of the CTARC October talk (courtesy of Paul / ZS1S).
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| Noel / ZS1FW discussed Ham terminology before the main meeting |
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| Those who arrived timeously got seats! |
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CTARC chairman Rob / ZS1SA calls for a moment of
silence to remember Hugo / ZS1HSF |
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| Gerald / ZS1GRM and his "Besemstok Special" |
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| The cross-phased folded dipole driven elements |
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| The ends of the folded dipoles were flattened and folded |
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| The "bazooka Balun" |
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| Paul / ZS1S starts his presentation |
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The massive venue at Friedrichshafen. The zeppelin hangar is at the bottom.
The Friedrichshafen Airport runway on lower right.
This is a Google Earth image. |
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Friedrichshafen is located South of Stuttgart, on the NE coast of
Lake Consantz. This is a Google Earth image. |
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| One of many exhibition halls, with hundreds of stalls to browse |
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| Icom, of course, were there, too. The latest IC-7300 on display |
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| Latest all-Software Defined Radio: Icom IC-7610. Be still, my heart. |
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Elecraft was well represented at the hamfest.
Eric (seated) is one of Elecraft's founders |
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Elecraft KPA1500 solid state linear amp.
Yours for a mere $6000... |
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| At the smaller end of the scale, an Elecraft KX2 QRP rig |
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| A portable, modular EmComm rig on show by by the DARC |
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| Optibeam antenna manufacturers were there too... |
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German amateur radio manufacturer Hiberling,
with their latest rigs |
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| DX-Wire antenna wire |
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The retro enthusiasts not neglected either. On the right a SABA receiver
in good working order. A snip at 1400 Euros! |
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| The actual flea market was jammed with stalls and tables of Stuff |
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| Some nice Collins rigs to carry home on the plane as hand luggage... |
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| And for those who want one, a 3-rotor Enigma encryption machine! |
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