Amateur radio operators, hams if you will, are a technical bunch. Updating and improving the station is an ongoing and sometimes expensive process. When you do update your station you suddenly have surplus equipment that still has great value. Just how do you make connection with other hams who might be looking for exactly the piece of equipment you have made surplus with your update? Hams are indeed a technical bunch but they are also a resourceful bunch as well. That goes from making a lot of their equipment from the ground up, from scratch, as well as knowing how to reach a niche market. Borrowing the tailgate swap meet format, hams hold hamfests . In this case we are talking about the Wormfest 2013 sponsored by the Glorious Society of the Wormhole (hams have a
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