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go out about two minutes. Early digital ranchers on his way. What's up?
Rob technically? See? Hey, so there's forty five auto. I'm
surprised you're not here, man, Let's see. Okay, we're about a
minute into it. Now, let me know what the video stream looks like.
I did a speed test in here, and I was getting like forty
five down and twenty five up, which is really good for a mobile connection.
Hey man, how are you? Hey, Matthew found that sign?
That's right, Okay, I'm gonna go down there in a minute. Five
nine, Matthew says, forty five. You're in Texas, man, it's
not too far unless it's out in Midland area. Good morning, looks good.
Thanks Nolan t Man Audio and video. Very good. Okay, good,
we'll see if that holds true for this. All right, we're at
the DFW ham Expo at Vista Ridge Mall. It's inside of a mall.
That's what all this stuff is. Behind me. Here is a mall.
It's kind of a dead mall. If you want to know the truth about
it. Hey, oh just oh, I'm sorry you're feeling bad, dude.
So yeah, it's inside of a mall. This is their fourth year.
I think I didn't make it last year, but I was here two
years ago, and I think the year before that was their first year.
I think. Anyway, here, what's up? R? D Mercer?
Yeah, yeah, Ma also did there? Yeah, nobody goes to a
mall anymore. There's still a lot of stores in here, though, but
nothing's open. It's nine thirty am on a Saturday, and like, none
of these stores well, I mean, I assume that they're still open for
business, but I don't know. Maybe they're not. They're not open today.
All right, let's go walk around the hand fast you. I don't
want to hear about the mall. Anyway, joom. So this year they
have two days. It started yesterday. I didn't come out here yesterday.
And then they also have two rooms. There's a room over there and that's
where the commercial vendor room is. Hro's over there. So I'm gonna walk
through their in a second. Right now, I'm gonna walk through this main
part that is this is the room that's been in years past. So let's
go, y'all, let me know. If the video starts to fade,
don't forget to welcome on break? I thank you. Yeah, there's the
Hey, what's up? The whole life? There's really always female industry?
What store was? What? What story are you talking about? What's a
mall? L L? No kidding. I didn't like to go to malls
when they were a thing. Honestly, look at that. They're they're my
facial panel, Jackson, have salt silicon on the front in your backside of
most people playing on the ground. Yeah, is that the Eco flow one?
Yeah? Okay, sorry, kind of a good deal money, yez.
Yeah, Now this is a common you're an I've got one of those,
but setting it up is weird. What's that American flag? Fan?
Okay? Thank you because inceptionous happening sky hook there where we built and then
ultimately we just recently came up. Hey, go ahead, all right,
let's walk up this road. They've got rows in the middle here, so
we'll walk up the other side of the road. And just came up.
This might be the most people this male scene since this time last year.
Some Mortorolla stuff there. Antenna palace. He makes copper j poles and swim
gems. Reason, and here's a testing station so if you'mbine a used here
outside they've got a decent tailgate fast outside that opened earlier this morning. What's
that a spy radio. Hey, that's pretty cool forgot to bring my multi
up. But huh that's pretty slick. Yeah, yeah, really been missile
crisis that was used. Well, that's pretty cool. Back then it would
have been yeah, back it would have been really advanced back then. Wow,
really that's pretty cool. That's pretty cool. All right, let's go
around this side a little off three points there. Yeah, testing station here
that Mike eight and five IV runs a testing station at most of the Texas
amfests. He was down in Houston's in March of this year. And uh,
it's a great place to have come test your equipment before and or after
you buy it. What's up, Andy? How are you? This is
the other other wall of the room here? Oh yeah, these eight peak
quick cons. This guy was at Belton. Hey, how are you?
Did you? Okay? Hey, do it again? Because I'm in my
email every day. If I don't respond, I probably didn't get it.
Okay. Google spam filter is weird. Several people today have said they've emailed
me and I haven't responded. I'll just say this out loud to the live
stream. If I never respond to an email, I probably didn't get it
because I'm in my email for hours every day. Yeh v x five are
not working? Five are huh? Fifty bucks for that? But it's not
working. Hey, here's a grand prize table or the prize table. I
should say, there we go, prize barrel there today? Did you buy
that? Are you selling it? What's that the out back? It is?
Is that the same one that was outside Nora? Okay? What's is
that the five hundred WAT version? I don't have any well, I don't
know it. Okay with case huh so a guy outside had one that looked
just like that and he sold it for the same price you're asking, and
he said it was the five hundred what version? Oh is it kn's antenna
okay, or it's the club. You said it was a clothes intent but
didn't know who stuff better than that. Yeah, yeah, I couldn't tell
you. Put my head. Okay. There was a guy outside in the
parking lot selling that exactly well, it looked like that exact intendant the case.
No, he didn't have the case, but he said it did five
hundred watts, which is good. Yeah, that's the outback or it's one
of them. Anyway, you got to tap for it somewhere, cables for
here. Yeah, okay. See that's that's God telling me I should buy
that because I didn't buy the one outside. I almost did, but I
have enough cash in my hand and some guy bought it. I'm like,
okay, that's fine, I don't need it. Yeah, we're live streaming
there we go look at that? Yeah yeah, yeah, what is up
everybody? How are y'all doing over there? Supporting our local hand pass and
you should too, your local club or city and just t ham fat go
ahead and find one extensive. Oh yeah, he had that same tripod with
him. I guess that tripods made for it. Oh interesting, yes,
good see you too. Yep. I love that radio. I've got three
of them. You don't get a fourth, No, not really three?
Yeah, yep, all right, look at this that's cool. Yeah?
Good are you doing? They're freets three free with some green backs? Right,
yeah? Yeah? What bands is at l W MW short wave one
in two FM long wave medium wave short wave one in two short wave three
one hundred and fifty kilo herts. It goes down to it looks like,
wow, that's pretty slick. How much is this one? Three hundred seventy
five today? That's cool? No you don't yeah, yeah, made in
Germany, it says BRUNDI. Yeah, Grunda's gonna be made Germany. That's
pretty cool, man, That is pretty slick. Oh, there's a m
SAT guys a tube set right there. You know, it's probably worth three
hundred honestly, being that it's so rare and it's such a such good condition,
it looks brand new. I don't know, be worth three hundred somebody
I've I've never really cared about receive only radios, but it is a neat
thing. All right, let's go out here, and we're going to walk
around the other side here, because that's where HRO is. They said yesterday
that the air industry stopped working in the HRO room in Texas in June no
ac So there might be a reason this mall is not very active anymore.
I don't know, just my opinion. Let's walk over here and see what
we've got this mall. I remember this mall was built. I was living
in Lewisville when the mall was built, and it had a twelve cinema theater
in it, this Ridge Movies twelve. And at the time, that was
the biggest theater around here, and it was one of the first around here.
It was one of the first cinema theaters around here, and it was
one of the first theaters to have actual stadium seating in the theater. And
it was a nice theater at the time. I think it's still there,
but I haven't been to a movie there a long time. All right,
here we go. Oh look they've got fans. All right, let's go
this way. I did. Hey, how were you you too? Alright,
let's hey, okay, come on turn this way. There we go
atro right there, So first time atro has ever been at this show.
So I hope they have a good show, cause it's like, uh,
hey, how are you? Because it's nice to have actual vendors at these
hymnfests and that's what helps them to grow. They were at Houston for the
last two years and did really well there, they said, so I hope
they do well here as well. More swap fest tables in here. Let's
see what's Andrew buying. I appreciate that I got evidence of you buying something.
I can use that later to my advantage. The lights turned out over
here for some reason. All right, let's go up this row again,
the other side of this row. That's what they do. Seven or six
mark two, Gene, what do you want for that one? Okay,
that's not bad. Did you get a TV roamy? Yeah? The why
it's gonna kill me, but hey there you go. Yeah, oh yeah,
that's that's what I got in my truck outside right now. Yeah,
two meters ground playing there you go. Look at that homemade Heith kid.
Somebody asked a question, where is this thing being held? It is?
This is at Vista Ridge Mall what used to be called Vista Ridge Mall for
years and years in Louisville, Texas, right off of Interstate thirty five.
Hey man, how are you good to see you? Oh? Battery boxes?
What do you know? Yes, I'm always about the battery boxes.
Okay, okay? Is that the same that looks like the one gigaparts?
Does negotiable a little bit better, meaner cool? Save you from having a
wait for an orders? You know? Yeah? Yeah, the Straant Guying
Systems Tower Accessories. Now the mall is still here. It's not nearly as
busy as it used to be. They've got a lot of empty spots,
but there's a food court. That's when there's a few things that are open.
I was talking about that. I was talking about that movie theater earlier.
I think it's still open. Last time I checked it was still open,
but it's definitely not what it used to be. Oh yeah, go
around this way. It's pretty good. Entire Drake t R seven Alpha station
for thirty two that that's pretty cool. This is the other side of that
same Hell there, this is a df I'm sorry, this is a d
f w m xbo at the Vistaridge Mall. The fourth year they've done this.
You should get on the flex everybody's eye. Everybody. Yeah, Now,
if you ever want a really really good antenor rotor, these are rebuilt
better than factory spects from Bob here W five f k n's that buddy,
I don't and threes and fours he didn't have any fourth year now, but
he doesn't. I have a tail twister that he did while back. Excuse
me, Heath kitting letter, Paul. Yeah, it's a really good turnout
here this year. This is the second room. This is the second room.
I just walk For those of you just joining us, I walked through
room number one a minute ago. You can go back and watch the replay
on that. This is the second room here for an indoor hamfest. I
think this is pretty good. Hey, more radio testing over there, you
see very much. Six meters was good yesterday in the day before. Yeah,
I talked to a gentleman up in walking yesterday. Six then in the
nine of four. Actually, it's like eight o'clock at night. What's the
third seventy three hundred I've seen for sale here? There's a striker radio all
right, hey, Jim, Yeah, I'm videoing live streaming right now.
Hey, every time I put your tables on a live stream, I have
at least one person reach out to me and say, hey, give me
his number. This is Jim, the computer guy that I've talked about on
a bunch of live streams. I've said, you're numbered three or four people.
I don't know if they call you or not. But he usually has
a He usually has the table with all the laptops on it. At Belton
Houston, a couple other ham fests. He said here, he wanted to
come, he wanted to set up here, but they couldn't guarantee him electricity.
What is that right there? I don't know. I don't know what's
up with that. Hey, I don't know what's up with that. So
a lot of electricity running in this place right now because they got all these
portable air conditioners running fans. So I don't know why they couldn't guarantee him
electricity. Day sounds weird, but so this is it. That's the second
room. You know. I'll tell you what. I'll walk you guys outside.
There was probably a lot more stuff outside this morning than there is now
outdoor. Tew Gate was well, the whole show was yesterday. It started
yesterday about one pm and again this morning. They opened their doors at nine
am. This inside part was open at nine am, which is really late
for a Hamfest. Honestly, most Hamfests on Saturdays open at like seven am,
so I don't know why they waited so long to open today, but
they had the tailgate swap op open at seven am this morning. I guarantee
there were people out there at five or five thirty looking for deals, looking
for swapfest stuff. So I'd like to know if this is If this continues
to grow the way that it has been, it'd be cool to hey,
hey man, your club's in there. Your club is in there? Yeah,
oh okay, I was wondering where you were Bedford Club. So if
this continues to grow, I wonder if this got this big parking lot out
here, assuming they keep it here at the mall, could be a camper
spot like belting would be a cool thing to participate in. Come up here
Thursday night, set up Friday morning. Do an outdo or outdoor tailgate swap
fest Friday morning. The official show opens on Friday at one pm. Do
that have a party Friday night? Camping out in parking lot? Granted it's
hot, It's June in Texas. But hey, any chance to attend a
ham fest, That's what I say. All right, let's see if they're
doing anything more out here at all. Oh yeah, there's still some people
out here. Also, guess what I brought my mestastic device. This is
the Spec five case that was recommended by Robert Digital Rancher did a video about
this that you guys will see posted in a couple of weeks probably. But
I haven't seen anyone else out here on mesh Tastic yet today, So put
this thing back in my pocket if I can. Here we go. But
I was hoping to see some mesh tast nodes out here. I hadn't seen
him yet. I haven't checked my phone since I started live streaming though.
All right, let's walk down the aisle here. Let's see what we can
see. It's just this one long aisle of Swatfest. So it's just this
aisle here. But if you see, hey, if you see down at
the very end, if you can't see it yet, you wiwed a minute,
Hey, Paul, Hey, how are you? Oh you've got a
mesh Tastic Okay, I was just talking about that. Yeah, I got
mine in my pocket right here. And then there's one running in my truck.
Don't mine on my rooftop? Yeah, yeah, I got a mag
mount on mine in the truck. Well, anything excited or you've been out
here now, I've been out Yeah, I was out here earlier and then
I went inside when they opened the doors. So I'm just getting some video
right now. So he's a distributor. I don't sell online. Richard h
r O wanted to carry him, but I said, I can't support stolen
strip. Well, if you ever want to go out of business, you
let Richard start carrying your stuff. God a great box to bail them,
you know, so I put so. Yeah, this part was opened at
seven am this morning. There was a couple of guys here that have cleared
out, and like I said, I'm sure there were people here before that.
So this is my favorite. That's the favorite thing I've seen so far.
This guy's got a Winnebago uh Dodge ProMaster travato. I really want one
of these. If anyone has one of those they want to donate to the
cause, let me know. Actually, I want one that's gutted out so
I can build the interior myself. That's what I want. You gut it
out. Can you like a brand new one? Really? Okay? Yeah,
that's good. It's there. Are you live streaming? I'm live streaming
out here at the Lewisville Ham Expo. We're having a great time. The
sun is shining, the wind is lightly and blowing. It's not too bad.
The camaraderie is great. If you love aviation, subscribe to Wolf Pilot
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uh, I'm gonna I'm gonna make sure my life insurance is paid up,
and then I'm gonna go up in the air with j We're gonna do some
aeronautical mobile aeronautical radio. So but yeah, I gotta make sure my life
insurance is paid up first. Don't tell me said that. Uh So,
I know I'm pointing it into the sun right now, but this is everyone's
got their back to the sun, so and who can blame them. I
wouldn't want to be facing the sun right now, so the camera has to
face the sun else I would just be walking behind everybody. You guys wouldn't
be able to see Probably can't see it that bad that much anyway. So
yeah, there, oh on six nine two what Ham Radio two point zero.
Yeah, that's it. Yep. So, well, it looks like
there is a dead spot for AT and T just right outside the parking lot.
Hey, you know what, never done that before. Usually it's indoors
where the stream stops. But you guys saw a ninety nine percent of it
except for the last couple of tables down there. So I'm gonna start walking
back this way, get a little bit, a little bit better, into
the little bit better into a cell coverage. Yeah, I'm outside and that's
when the stream dropped. Go figure, Thank you AT and T. Appreciate
that. But yeah, so DFW HAMXPO dot com is their website. You
can go to the website check it out more. I mentioned it in my
Friday shopping video yesterday. So if you guys didn't catch that, some of
you saying that you didn't know about it, you miss you missed my video
yesterday. I should have mentioned it last week, and quite frankly, I
just forgot about it. So but yeah, fourth year in a row they've
done this. It's is Father's Day weekend, so it's kind of a weird
weekend. But it's just Saturday, well, Friday and Saturday so they're not
doing it. And UH Amateur Radio Association and d C d KORA Denton County
Amateur Radio Association. Questions or anything, we'll catch you next time. Fix