Live Video and Audio of the Huntsville, AL Hamfest
Weekend of August 19th and 20th

Can't attend? A Tennessee ham group broadcast the Dayton Hamvention in live streaming video and audio this past May. Now they plan to do the same as they travel to the Huntsville, AL Hamfest -- the big event for hams in the Southeastern United States. It will be at the Huntsville, Alabama's Von Braun Center 700 Monroe Street SW.

"As many of you are aware, this is a great way to take part in a great ham radio experience even if you can not attend. Watch the live video and chat with other hams across the U.S. and even the world. Our last broadcast was viewed by hams in over 152 countries. The web site is http://wa5kub.com

"We will be broadcasting from the Hamfest all day on Saturday Aug 19th and again on Sunday Aug 20th until closing at 2:00 PM. At times the camera may be in a fixed location showing the entire fleamarket but at other times we will be wearing the “Helmet Cam”. With the Helmet cam, you will actually be walking around with us and visiting all the exhibitors.

"On the website, I have tried to list a schedule of approximate times where we think we will be as we go down the road. We should be driving to Huntsville on the Friday evening and again back to Memphis, Tn Sunday afternoon. On the map you can see where we have coverage (violet color) and where we lose coverage (red color). Please watch for this schedule on http://wa5kub.com . I will try to update it as we finalize the exact times."

For more information on the Huntsville, AL Hamfest go to Http://hamfest.org

Tom WA5KUB

Wa5kub@gmail.com

SECOND PODCAST WITH BOB GROVE

Mark Jensen held his second Ham Radiocast with Bob Grove, publisher of Monitoring Times, on Tuesday, July 25th. To listen in on their conversation, simply click on the following link:

http://www.hamradiocast.com/2006/07/25/hrc-32

Call RadioLabs for SUPER-909

Some readers interested in Ken Reitz's mention in the July Getting Started column of a modified Sangean ATS909 have been calling Sangean headquarters to ask about this model. Please don't; it is not available from Sangean! You must contact RadioLabs at www.radiolabs.com or call 1-877-575-3700. We apologize for not listing the RadioLabs phone number in the original article.

To see Jim Clarke's review of the modified Sangean, check out his review in the April 2005 First Look column, or on line at www.monitoringtimes.com

Welcome -- New Utility World Blog

We call your attention to another Monitoring Times column which has started a blog -- Hugh Stegman's Utility World. Check it out at http://mt-utility.blogspot.com/

And don't forget about the offer to readers of MT blogs -- Mention a blog and get a subscription to MT Express for pennies over $1 per issue! This offer expires July 31st.