The Huntsville Hamfest 2023

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My brother, Wayne, W4KWM, and I attended the 2023 Huntsville Hamfest on Saturday, August 19th. I think the attendance was significantly higher than in 2022. This video highlights some of what we experienced.
We were honored to meet several Patreon team members in person, including Floyd, KQ4EUV, Allen, KG4CNA, Cliff, K4JIP, Kris, KQ4CTD, and Dean, KQ4ADJ. We should have asked all of them if we could get them on camera, but we were so intrigued to meet them that yours truly forgot. We were able to catch up with a couple of them later, and managed to get them on camera. We met a couple more Patreon team members but I wasn’t able to connect their real name with their Patreon ID. Some use incognito names on the Patreon portal, so I can’t always connect them to their real name. If I missed you in this list, please let me know in the comments and I will correct it.
There is an absolutely mint condition Yaesu FT-890/AT featured in this video. Some of you know that the first HF transceiver I ever bought is my FT-890/AT. I won’t part with it. It is a fabulous radio as a starter to intermediate base or mobile HF rig. It’s simple and straightforward to operate, and it includes a wide-range internal antenna tuner, not one of the modern “touch-up tuners.” I’ve featured my FT-890/AT in some videos here on the channel. If you are interested in purchasing that radio, assuming someone didn’t purchase it on Sunday, I have included the seller’s contact information below:
David Kirk, WT4E
(901) 277-7814
WT4E@yahoo.com
At the end of this video, you will be able to see a listing of some of the supporters of this channel who made this video possible. These are people who have supported the channel via Patreon membership, as what I call long-haulers. Long-haulers have supported the channel on a long-term basis. There are 4 levels of Patreon membership, including S5 (Associate), S7 (Executive), S9 (VIP), and S9+ (VIP+). S9+ (VIP+) denotes an S9 (VIP) member who voluntarily chooses to give over and above the amount for S9 (VIP) membership. They help me continue to produce videos even though most people do not contribute toward the cost of my mission. Without their support, I cannot bring my viewers uncensored content.
I hope you enjoy this video and find it helpful. If you find my channel informative and entertaining, I hope you will consider joining my support group by clicking on: www.patreon.com/N4HNH There are 3 levels of support, including exclusive content. Visibility of premium content is determined by the level of membership you choose. The higher the membership level, the more content you have access to. VIP members are invited to participate in periodic Zoom meetings.
Most videos are visible to the Patreon team members long before they are released for public viewing. Some videos are never released for public viewing. Yearly S7 (Executive) and S9 (VIP) members have access to the menu optimizations PDFs I’ve written for the FT-891, FT-991A, FTdx5000MP, FTdx101D/MP, FTdx10, and FT-710 AESS. Yearly S7 (Executive) members can receive one menu optimizations PDF while yearly S9 (VIP) members can receive multiple menu optimizations documents, plus my FT8 configuration guide for either the FTdx10 or the FT-710 AESS. Future radios might be added. The documents are copyrighted. They shall not be divulged to anyone else without written permission from Doug McAlexander, callsign N4HNH.
N4HNH Radio has a Web site where you can purchase T-shirts with some of the sayings you might hear in the videos. Some of the more prominent videos are featured there as well as a page geared toward ham radio training. Go to: www.n4hnhradio.com
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73, de N4HNH

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@steveclark7957 10 ай бұрын

Really nice video. Thanks.

@n4hnhradio 10 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@AC3HT 10 ай бұрын

Doug, thanks for the video. Very nice to see the presentation. The discounted price on the DX10 there is outstanding. The DX10 is one of the finest radios I have owned. By the way, that FT-890 is immaculate. A great radio, too, in its own right. Thanks again, Doug. 73..

@n4hnhradio 10 ай бұрын

That FT-890/AT was very tempting, David. And yes, the FTdx10 price was unreal.

@tomm899 10 ай бұрын

Good to meet you and your brother. Good hamfest. K4vte

@n4hnhradio 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for introducing yourself, Tommy! What a small world. You know Richard. 73, Doug

@martinvanek5951 10 ай бұрын

Sorry I missed the HHF and you this year, traveling. Thanks for the video Doug. 73

@n4hnhradio 10 ай бұрын

I wish you could have been there, Martin. It was great meeting some of the Patreon team members.

@mikelenahan9253 5 ай бұрын

I retired from the Von Braun Center a year and a half ago. As you might guess I loved setting up this event. Being a ham (w4mal) I felt lucky in that I got paid to be at this event. Down side of course was that I spent too much every year LOL. I was the HVAC engineer at the VBC and also was the Refrigeration tech there. I have much more time to play radio now . Loving it.

@n4hnhradio 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for keeping us cool. It makes that Hamfest more enjoyable than others. 73, de N4HNH

@allenpamscofield 10 ай бұрын

Great video Doug! Looks like the crowd had thinned out quite a bit by the time you started shooting. I was long gone by them. We left around 12:30 to get some lunch then headed back south.

@n4hnhradio 10 ай бұрын

It was great to see you there, Allen. The crowd did think out some. At 4:30, they started giving away prizes. There were numerous people who missed a prize because they were no longer there. It took as many as 4 drawings to give away one prize.

@eddiephillips2000 10 ай бұрын

Nice review on HF radio gear. Need an upgrade so bad here! Hi Hi 73 from N4EMP

@n4hnhradio 10 ай бұрын

That FTdx10 price was hard to believe.

@dugbohamradio 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing the hamfest footage. Doug do you know if Eric Schwartz from Elecraft have any future plans for the next KX portable HF rig to compete with the Icom 705. Xeigu did with the 6100(ATU included ) , so I dont see why Yaesu ,kenwood or elecraft could not do the same.

@n4hnhradio 10 ай бұрын

I don’t know, Doug. Eric didn’t hint at anything. The KX3 is still doing quite well. It’s easily within Sherwood’s top 15 transceivers. Yes, they all need to create a competitive portable QRP radio. When I first saw the FT-710, I thought it might be an IC-705 competitor. But it was just Yaesu proving that they know how to make a pure SDR.

@thomashenderson603 10 ай бұрын

Doug, what do you think about the new K4 and if you already had a FTDX101MP, would you sell it to get one?

@n4hnhradio 9 ай бұрын

The K4D is a beautiful transceiver. But the K3S beats it as far as receiver performance. I wouldn’t trade the number one receiver (FTdx101) in the world for a K4D. Let’s wait and see how the K4HD performs.

@thomashenderson603 9 ай бұрын

@@n4hnhradio Thank you Doug!

@n4hnhradio 9 ай бұрын

You’re welcome. 73

@ghostmandka5498 10 ай бұрын

Saw Bama Boys but it wasn't time to eat. Had to be a good place, it was packed when we went by. I passed on that 890 at $500 and regret it!!!

@n4hnhradio 10 ай бұрын

That FT-890 was absolutely pristine. It hasn’t even seen a speck of dust. It would make a great RV base. The wide-range antenna tuner allows for great flexibility.

@ghostmandka5498 10 ай бұрын

@@n4hnhradio there was NO dust in the cooling fins! Thats hard to prevent and harder to clean!

@n4hnhradio 10 ай бұрын

@ghostmandka5498 The guy said it had only been used for a short time and then it was boxed up.