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author: AntiProtonBoy
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 05, 2011, 02:58:12 pm
content: I'd be interested to know where regular electronics related events are held in Australia. There is very little info about them, or perhaps I have not been looking hard enough.... either way, starting a thread about this is a good idea. Perhaps compiling a list is in order?Now before anyone lists computer swap meets, they are crap (at least in Victoria). I have attended them for years at some point, then I gave up. I only saw merchants peddling generic computer gear... you know, stuff you can already buy at any computer shop, and sometimes much cheaper.I'd rather see something akin of hamfests, or electronics trash and treasure... I want to dig around in junk, find obsolete equipment, etc.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 05, 2011, 11:56:59 pm
content: I'm only aware of the Wyong Field Day.http://www.fieldday.org.au/Dave.

author: johnboxall
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 07, 2011, 01:16:39 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on August 05, 2011, 11:56:59 pmAlan Yates (@vk2zay and '555 competition' prize winner) made a short video of it this yearhttp://www.vk2zay.net/article/260

author: AntiProtonBoy
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 07, 2011, 03:16:06 pm
content: Nice, this is the sort of stuff I'd like to see.

author: vk6zgo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 07, 2011, 04:28:35 pm
content: I don't know where you are in OZ,but all the states have Hamfests,some having several each year.I went to the WA one today,bought an old 2m ham radio,which is one of the smallest mobile radios I've ever seen.I also got a Weller WTCP iron.A year or so back,I picked up a Tek 7613 100MHz mainframe Analog Storage Oscilloscope with a 7A18,& a 7A12 vertical plugins & a 7B53A horizontal plugin,all for $135.Today a bloke had a lot of big populated boards for a few bucks.I nearly added another BWD 509 to my collection of dead BWDs,but decided to leave it.I've worked out the cause of the infamous BWD triggering problem,but they are mongrel things to work on!If you have a radio scanner you can listen to the WIA news on one of the local ham repeaters & get advance notice of Hamfests.The local ham news often has a "for sale" or "disposal" segment,but they are less likely to offer test gear than the Hamfests.You might get the same info from the WIA website.Most other sources of equipment other than Amateur Radio rely on you being"in the know"when various organisations are getting rid of stuff.VK6ZGOedited -got the horiz plugin number wrong

author: img
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 09, 2011, 12:34:55 pm
content: Are there such things in the UK?

author: vk6zgo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 10, 2011, 05:41:52 am
content: Quote from: img on August 09, 2011, 12:34:55 pmHell yes!.Given your bigger population (both overall,& in number of "hams" & other Electronics enthusiasts),there will be quite a few more.As the UK is geographically smaller,it becomes economically viable to attend Hamfests in other cities,where it would not be worth my while to attend the Wyong field day on the other side of the continent.The organisation for Hams in the UK is the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB).If you Google for RSGB or "UK Hamfests",you should find out where the next one is being held.The Old "Wireless World"used to have a section at the back for advertisers of secondhand Electronics equipment.VK6ZGO

author: img
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 10, 2011, 06:51:30 am
content: Quote from: vk6zgo on August 10, 2011, 05:41:52 amGoodness, I DO live in a cave....Thanks for that, will check out and start going.

author: Zad
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 10, 2011, 06:00:52 pm
content: At this time of year there are often several events every weekend here in the UK. Obviously some are small local club events and some are on the slightly huge side.http://www.rsgb.org/events/e.g. Just for the remaining 2 weeks of August:12 AUGUSTCOCKENZIE & PORT SETON ARC 18th ANNUAL MINI-RALLY NIGHT - Community Centre, Main Hall, Port Seton. Bring along your own ‘junk’ and sell it yourself. Tables on first come first served basis. £2 for everyone. OT 18.30 to 21.30.14 AUGUSTFLIGHT REFUELLING ARS HAMFEST - Cobham Sports and Social Club Ground, Merley, Nr. Wimborne, Dorset. BH21 3DA. TI S22, CP, OT 10.00, TS, CBS, LB, C. Details Mike, M0MJS, 01202 883 479, frarsfrars.org.ukVisit website:www.frars.org.uk14 AUGUSTFRISKNEY & EAST LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS CLUB RALLY - The Friskney Village Hall, Church Road, Friskney, Lincs. 6.5 miles south of Skegness. OT 10am to 4pm, £1.50, CP, C, WIN, TI S22, DIS. Details Bren, 2E0BDS, 01754 820 060, felccbtinternet.comVisit website:www.felcc.com21 AUGUSTRUGBY (PRINCETHORPE) ANNUAL RADIO RALLY - Princethorpe College, Princethorpe, Rugby CV23 9PX (SP395710). OT 10am - 4pm, £2, CP, TI, C. Contact Tony, 07759 684 411, rallyrugbyats.co.ukVisit website:www.rugbyats.co.uk28 AUGUSTMILTON KEYNES ARS RALLY - Bletchley Park, Sherwood Drive, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 6EB. TS, SIG, GB2BP. Why not make this a family day and visit the Betchley Park museum too?www.mkars.org.uk.29 AUGUST Bank Holiday MondayHUNTINGDONSHIRE ARS RALLY - St Neots Community College, Barford Rd, St Neots PE19 2SH. OT 10.00, £2, TI (S22, V44), CP, CBS, B&B, C, TS, RSGB bookstall. Booking required for indoor tables. Contact Clive Burchell, G3NKQ 01480 810473, clive.burchellbtinternet.com.This looks like the Aussie equivalenthttp://www.wia.org.au/newsevents/events/

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 10, 2011, 11:20:54 pm
content: UK rallies have been in decline over recent years due to a combination of diminishing interest in hobby electronics, ageing ham radio population and ebay. I used to go to anything within a 2hr drive from East London, but most have either fizzled out completely or are not worth the visit.Pretty much the only one near London that's still really worth going to isDunstable Downs, near Luton, in May. The reason this one is good (weather permitting) is it's all outdoor boot-sale, and so stall fees are cheap, which means you get a lot more individuals clearing out their old stuff at low prices than you do at the more expensive indoor events, which tend to be dominated by traders..