Midwest Renewable Energy Fair

TheBackRoads
TheBackRoads Solar Expert Posts: 274 ✭✭
Hey All,

Anyone going to the MREA Solar Fair June 15-17 in Custer, Wi? I 'm thinking of going on Saturday...


https://www.midwestrenew.org/eftix

Let me know if your going to attend, perhaps a little meet and greet!

TBR

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  • boB
    boB Solar Expert Posts: 1,030 ✭✭✭✭
    Re: Midwest Renewable Energy Fair

    Halfcrazy and I will be there at the MidNite booth next to APRS World.

    Hope to see you at some time during the fair.

    boB
  • TheBackRoads
    TheBackRoads Solar Expert Posts: 274 ✭✭
    Re: Midwest Renewable Energy Fair

    Cool! See ya there!

    Question, I've never been. Do some places have product and sell items or is it just like "this is what we offer"/info type of a fair?
  • Windsun
    Windsun Solar Expert Posts: 1,164 ✭✭
    Re: Midwest Renewable Energy Fair

    I have not been to that one is quite a while, but typically you have a few places that are actually selling things, but most are "show and tell" and new products. Most of what is for sale at the show is smaller items - you generally will not find any panels and the like for sale (though sometimes on the last day a few vendors will sell off their demo stuff just so they don't have to pack it up and haul it).

    I should note that over the past few years the show has gotten a lot more politicised and a bit more "fringy" than it used to be, but not hard to just avoid those booths if you so desire. I think the last time we sent someone there was 2007, and there were over a dozen "politics and causes" booths setup. Pretty much now we only hit the local (AZ) and West coast ones.
  • TheBackRoads
    TheBackRoads Solar Expert Posts: 274 ✭✭
    Re: Midwest Renewable Energy Fair

    10-4 thanks W&S
  • halfcrazy
    halfcrazy Solar Expert Posts: 720 ✭✭✭
    Re: Midwest Renewable Energy Fair

    Yes boB and I will be there we will be the ones with the 20 meter Dipole above the tents and the Ham radio going in the booth. boB promised to teach me CW (Morse Code) in 3 days :)

    Look forward to meeting every one this year
    Ryan
  • niel
    niel Solar Expert Posts: 10,300 ✭✭✭✭
    Re: Midwest Renewable Energy Fair
    halfcrazy wrote: »
    Yes boB and I will be there we will be the ones with the 20 meter Dipole above the tents and the Ham radio going in the booth. boB promised to teach me CW (Morse Code) in 3 days :)

    Look forward to meeting every one this year
    Ryan

    really? at what speed? i'm skeptical.:-)
  • boB
    boB Solar Expert Posts: 1,030 ✭✭✭✭
    Re: Midwest Renewable Energy Fair
    niel wrote: »
    really? at what speed? i'm skeptical.:-)


    We'll sure see what we can do ! Hopefully higher than 0 wpm.

    Last time I worked CW was mobile.

    I have one of those old B1 bomber leg keys in the car. Gotta get the paddle working
    and make a leg mount for that some time.

    boB
  • TheBackRoads
    TheBackRoads Solar Expert Posts: 274 ✭✭
    Re: Midwest Renewable Energy Fair

    I hope it doesn't rain guys........
  • boB
    boB Solar Expert Posts: 1,030 ✭✭✭✭
    Re: Midwest Renewable Energy Fair
    I hope it doesn't rain guys........


    Well... We're here aren't we, Mr. Backroads ??
    AND it DID just rain unfortunately.

    Ryan, me and Backroads are here talking at the booth right now...

    Great to meet ya !

    boB
  • TheBackRoads
    TheBackRoads Solar Expert Posts: 274 ✭✭
    Re: Midwest Renewable Energy Fair

    [FONT=Tahoma, Calibri, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif]Pleasure to meet both of you! Thanks for the lesson on your products, I'm excited once funds approve to make the switch! I will let you know how my other new gadgets work!

    Do I dare say, see ya next year?

    Cheers, Jeff[/FONT]