hamfest

noun

hamfest

noun

Etymology From ham + -fest.

1

Informal An event where amateur radio operators can meet up and trade equipment.

A morning at my local hamfest got me a low-band transceiver (everybody called it a "rice box") for what seemed to me a very reasonable price. The antenna, however, was a more difficult problem.2002, 73 Amateur Radio Today, numbers 494-505:

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