Hamfest
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An event where amateur radio operators can meet up and trade equipment. informal
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From ham + -fest.
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