Just learned of it last night. What exactly is it? Is it like a gun show but for HAM radio? I'm in Central MA so was thinking of checking it out.
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... Marlboro is a flea market. Dozens of tables with people unloading stuff they don't want and a few sellers selling new stuff. ...
If you're a new ham, go. Even if you don't buy anything you'll learn enough to make the entrance fee worthwhile.
To wit: "2016 Flea Market Flier" (sic).
About 1½ of the 2 cafeterias in the middle school will be occupied. (I.e. the north cafeteria will probably have some unoccupied tables).
If it's like previous years, they'll sell coffee and donuts on-site for breakfast, and hot dogs, soda and chips for lunch.
73's, BCNU
P. S. If the snow's not deep, you can see a memorial to USS Thresher (SSN-593), just off school grounds.
Oh, that's cool. An Elmer here in town was on the SAR mission that looked for the Thresher when she went down. I'll have to tell him about that in the event he doesn't already know.
If anyone is going in is in the Ayer/Shirley area, I'd like to bum a ride...or at least request someone look for and/or purchase 6 ferite chokes for my smoke alarm issues. I'll pop for gas, coffee, donuts, whatever.
Oh, that's cool. An Elmer here in town was on the SAR mission that looked for the Thresher when she went down. I'll have to tell him about that in the event he doesn't already know.
Did you ever confirm that it's the wiring to the detector that's the problem, vs the detector itself? Mine are all battery powered and still chirp when I key the mic sometimes.If anyone is going in is in the Ayer/Shirley area, I'd like to bum a ride...or at least request someone look for and/or purchase 6 ferite chokes for my smoke alarm issues. I'll pop for gas, coffee, donuts, whatever.
Thanks for the posting as I was not aware of it. To be sure this is for NEXT Friday the 18th correct?
Thanks, My google-fu was weak on that one. Too cold to do anything this weekend so this is great timing.
Did you ever confirm that it's the wiring to the detector that's the problem, vs the detector itself? Mine are all battery powered and still chirp when I key the mic sometimes.
Swapped out all of the detectors and it still happens. They are hardwired. Problem is, the issue moves around to various detectors. Tonight, one of my first floor detectors was chirping.
So, I think it really is RF causing this.
I've only seen the monument about twice, but if it's what I'm looking at on Google Street View, it's "headstone-sized". Plus they named the school entrance road after Thresher, of course.Oh, that's cool. An Elmer here in town was on the SAR mission that looked for the Thresher when she went down. I'll have to tell him about that in the event he doesn't already know. ...... If the snow's not deep, you can see a memorial to USS Thresher (SSN-593), just off school grounds.
Sigh. There was a ham aboard her (Chief Engineman Arsenault), but I haven't yet discovered his callsign. ...