Dayton Hamvention 2008 - Inside

Hamvention 2008 inside activities. A look at the vendors and some new products. Take a look at the new VX-8R and IC-7200 radios.

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Science & Technology

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• Dayton
• Hamvention
• 2008
• hamfest
• kenwood
• yaesu
• icom
• VX-8R
• IC-7200
• ham
• hamradio
• amateur
• radio
• elecraft
• K3
• flex
• flexradio

[surefirefan]

awesome as always :D... will you be going to the Dayton hamfest this year? I might go !! :D 73s ke5rrh

[K7AGE]

Sorry, not this year. Randy

[K7AGE]

@surefirefan 2010, yes I will be there!

[ortlikasealion]

The haters below don't know you. I really appreciate all your vids. Your neutrality and calm always amazes me, but at this show the vx-8r WAS the only great leap. Even when the year late, spit resistant 718 (7200) came up, you showed restraint and just let them talk. Thank you for China before the Olympics, shooting satellites with the yagi/ camera tripod, and the simple budget-style sound card interfacing 101. Since I don't have one, I've adopted you as my YT Elmer. Listening on the high seas.

[K7AGE]

Thanks, and I now have my VX-8R, about six months later than Yaesu said at the show.

[m0ogy]

God I wish our show was on the grand scale of this one.Icom can't be arsed to plug antennas in their display rigs.Yaesu didn't bother turning up to our main Donington Park show.I will make the trip from the uk to Dayton.I hope that Alpha linear amp had been turned off for a while ....That guy was too close to some fatal voltages if not (I guess they have interlocks on them...Hi Hi).....73's and good DX DAVE (M0OGY) North Lincs UK

[K7AGE]

You will enjoy Dayton.

[JonRob134]

Wrong! The hobby is dying because of the internet and all the important "games" that must be played. Also, cell phones attributed to the decline of ham operators. But, just be in a hurricane or blizzard when all means of communications are down. Hams can be a vital communication link! Sure they're busy bodies.. They stay busy! Do you???

[pegbars]

Sounds like someone wasn't able to pass his license exam...

[visor109]

For the Ham: The world's largest candy store!

Great video!

73

[BeeRich33]

If you had any clue. The amateur radio world is where your little cell phone technology comes from. Every RF engineer is a ham. You obviously don't get it.

[Roar2death]

lmao i cant se y people cant just buy a cellphone eg Apple iPhone, yes i have my Radio License but ive relised a small cellphone does the same thing and its a fuk lot smaller

[bradjoe96]

VX-8R looks nice. And the best part is the QUADBAND! I'm loving that.

[teamfab]

Hi Randy, cracking video, very enjoyable..

[kc7fys]

Not true--the medical system is the finest in the world (for the select few who are privileged to use it.) Our educational system is also excellent--for those who can afford to pay for it, or are willing to live a lifetime under the weight of loans. There will be nasty comments, but we are working to make things better.

Jonathan KC7FYS

[remnant1978]

I would get ill from all the radios I can't afford to buy! Sure there are some fantastic new gadgets to covet

[Yonah613]

wow

[rv3dhc]

Nice video from Dayton Hamvention.

Thanks a lot, Randy.

73! De Tony RV3DHC