Welcome back Conneaut Hamfest!

No it wasn't huge, but boy was it a friendly local Hamfest

Recently I attended the Conneaut Hamfest. Once I heard the mobile check-in station, I knew this was not just your everyday hamfest.

"This is W8BHZ, check in station for the Conneaut Hamfest; BACK IN TOWN" 

Yes, the Conneaut Hamfest is back after a twenty year absence. 

KD8OSJ handling the front door

The crowd wasn't huge, but I had a great time! KD8OSJ, and his crew went to great lengths to ensure that everyone had a good time. 

They even had free coffee! I challenge you to find that at any hamfest today.

Conneaut is the home of Astatic; the folks responsible for the D-104 mic, as well as pickups for phonographs, as well as for sonar receivers in WW2. 

You can find out more about the Conneaut ARA at http://qsl.net/w8bhz/. 

There's a couple Astatic historical sites on the web, but I liked this one: http://www.astatic.org/