hamfest

English

Etymology

From ham +‎ -fest.

Noun

hamfest (plural hamfests)

  1. (informal) An event where amateur radio operators can meet up and trade equipment.
    • 2002, 73 Amateur Radio Today (issues 494-505)
      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.
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