Hamfests are always fun--and sometimes it is more fun to watch the attendees than it is to look at the same old overpriced junk and computer detritus on the tables!
Here are a few things that I have noticed that seem the gold standard for hamfest dress:
- Long sleeve button up shirts with the tails out
- Both a name tag and a ham hat so that no one can miss the call
- Over a dozen pins and buttons of one sort or another applied to the hat
- Shoes that look like they were worn out 20 years ago
- Snappy vests holding two or more HT's with external mikes
- At least two HT's, two cellphones, and a pager applied to a belt
- Eyeglass frames that were ugly even when they were new 10 years ago
- Belts with the person's name or call on it
- A shirt pocket crammed to capacity with all manner of stuff
- Knives or "pocket tools" worn on the belt
- White socks
- T shirts that are far too small for what they are trying to cover--usually combined with jeans that ride low on the waist because they cannot be pulled up any further
- Hats with antenna's attached to them
- Any sort of military clothing--especially camo gear and boonie hats
- Hairstyles that do not involve the regular use of a comb or barber
- Backpacks with large antenna's protruding out of them
- Do not shave for 3 days before the hamfest
- Do not brush your teeth for 2 days before the hamfest
- If wearing eyeglasses, the frame must be bent or have some obvious repairwork
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