BitX on Display at HamQuest in Lebanon TN
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lostfrogsrecords
开云体育I had a lot of fun showing off the BitX40 at this local ham fest
at the WCARES table. I did it just as an excited advocate of this fun and quirky
little radio, and also to rehearse for presenting it at the
Nashville Mini Maker Faire.? It is a great kit for the maker
movement, and I will also promote the ARRL at the maker faire.? Today's rehearsal went very well, the hamfest was well attended.?
I passed out over 75 flyers I made from text on the HFSIGS.COM
website, and inspired at least a dozen hams to buy the kits and
join us in the fun.? What was surprising however was the number of
hams that came to the table and said that they already had the
BitX40, or two of them, or it just arrived! Every one of them said
it was a fun radio!? In WCARES we have over 10 on the BitX mailing
list and at least that many who are ordering and building the
BitX.? A Boy Scouts troop visited and were very excited about the rig. I gave away 8 3D printed microphone holders that I made from a
Thingiverse STL file. W4DML and KC4LRR showed off their BitX radio builds, and I had
two of mine to show as well.? I also built a display in a shadow
box that was well received.? That box housed my third BitX
purchase.? Finally I had a BitX40 still in the box and DHL pouch
that I showed to reveal that all of the parts on the shadow box
were included, and explained the shipping from India.? That is my
fourth BitX40! Many thanks to Ashhar Farhan, VU2ESE as a part of Paradigm
E-commerce Pvt. Ltd for the service to the ham community by making
this fun radio available for a great price, and giving a
livelihood to those building the boards.? An important part of my
presentation is to echo the text from the website:
HF Signals is founded by Ashhar Farhan, VU2ESE as a part of Paradigm E-commerce Pvt. Ltd to encourage people all over the world to get more active in amateur radio, analog electronics and self-learning. Building and modifying radios is a great education. Lack of access to elmers and and radio builders' community, absence of test equipment : all impede the spread of homebrewing. With the BITX40, we hope to recover that ground and encourage more and more people to get on air, modify, experiment, build and learn. Dave, KI4PSR WCARES, Brentwood TN On 7/18/2017 4:33 PM, Dave Matthews
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