Some say the fests are dying, and this was the first time I really noticed a decline in good stuff, BUT! The turnout really made up for it. The AMers and milsurplus crowd really outdid themselves and brought plenty of GOOD STUFF for all to see and purchase. Wx was excellent both days: sunny, blue skies, temps in the 50s/60s during the day.
AMers came up from 3 and 4 Land (Steve, WB3HUZ from VA, John W3JN from MD, Dave K3ZRF and wife Pam from PA, Steve W1ES from N Carolina) and the local turnout was much larger than previous years. An area in the AM Corral that is normally open for selling was packed with vehicles 2 rows deep. We had 13 AMers turn out for dinner in Concord, which was an event in itself. Overall, a great time. Gear seen included: Collins 30L-1 ? (unsold as of Saturday morning) Collins R-388 w/filter kit and 3 filters $300 (sold) Collins 75A-1 $400 (sold) PU-18A dynamotor/inverter/siren-looking thingy $25 (sold) Browning Mobilaire early 2 way w/manual $10 (sold) Dentron DT-3000 tuner $250 (unsold) Hallicrafters BC-610E w/614-I speech amp, coils, tuning units $400 (sold) ARC-5 T-22 transmitter $65 (unsold) Scott RCH in cabinet w/shocks $325 (unsold) Also numerous National receivers mostly low end, many old keys and bugs, several pieces of Johnson gear including at least one Ranger, a Courier amp, and several old two ways. Didn't see prices - some sold, some were seen being loaded up later by the sellers. A noticable absence of the R-390 family along with Hammarlund gear in general. I saw no SP-600s, R-390s, or many of the other "standards". I managed to sell my Raytheon RA-1000 broadcast transmitter to a guy from Maine, got the money in hand so it's definitely sold this time. Also gave away some parts to friends including a cabinet for a Hallicrafters SX-42/62, some 833As, Eico 723, and a Clegg Zeus w/PS. This makes my moving chores a bit easier! Finally found a ride to VA for W0YVA's Millen HV supply that he bought last year and I've been holding onto for him. So overall it was a big success. Got to enjoy some good conversation and brew with Carl WA1KPD, also saw Gary WZ1M and his wife a couple times, and met many folks for the first time whom I've talked with on the air. Joe, WA2PJP came up Thursday evening and stayed at my place so we could leave early for the 'fest on Friday. We stayed up playing radio until almost almost 2AM and ended up arriving there at 13:45. So much for that idea for planning ahead. I only brought home three small items. The coolest was a small display of ceramic insulators made by a sk K2 station, being sold off with his other stuff. It was just too cool to pass up. Also got a nifty yellow CD megaphone for the YL's Cold War collection for a whopping $10. Not too shabby. Definitely the best 'fester I've attended. Hopefully others will relay their findings and experiences. It's always an event to enjoy. ~ Todd, KA1KAQ ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected]
