Friedrichshafen Hamfest - 2005

Bill N2WB and Dave K4SV planned to visit the Friedrichshafen Hamfest in 2005. We planned to also do some DXpeditioning along the way. Dave K4SV lived in Germany from 1967 through 1971 in Heidelberg. Our plans included visiting some sights within Germany.

Gerard F2JD with Bharathi VU2RBI and fellow VU4 DXpedition member

Dinning at the Bavarian Contest Club Dinner L to R Reinhard DF4TD, Frosty K5LBU, Yannick F6FYD, Bill N2WB, Dave K4SV.

John ON4UN

Michel FM5CD (will be with us - new peterone team member- was FB8YC), then André F6AOI, then Gerard F2JD and then Jeff F6AOJ (Was FB8YD in Adélie Land the same year than Michel FB9YC in 1975).

We visited Munich Germany and the famous Glockenspiel

Monument out of the Glockenspiel

Bill N2WB looking dazed over due to hunger on the street in Munich.

You don't see this everyday, two arch enemies Motorola and Kenwood on the same car.

Dave K4SV and Bill N2WB out front of the Hamfest.

Icoms booth inside

Mike and his wife from Steppir with those glowing eyes, must be the RF.

Shurr Morse key paddle maker, I think the son of old man Shurr.

Keys produced by Shurr

Ex Employee of Shurr now sells the same paddles (I think)

Keys made by him, same as Shurr, weird, nice keys

Close up of keys

Kenwood's booth.

Yeasu's Booth.

Hall B1 of the Flea market

Still Hall B1

Flea market hall B2

Flea market B3, can you believe this is all in doors and look at the crowds.

See Andy G3AB there in the middle with his left side to us.

Funny

John ON4UN at the BCC dinner

My radio friend Tom, GM4FDM

Bharathi VU2RBI and Dave K4SV at the BCC dinner.

Cool new invention, a contesters seat, you don't even have to leave the radio to go to the Toilet.

My friend Bo OZ8ABE from Denmark

Our home away from home a very nice guest haus.

Notice the DX magazine on the counter, go Carl N4AA!

We found a working FT9000 radio and played with it for a while, too many controls and knobs for me. I just can not remember what knob/switch does what. Where is the Off Switch?