[AMRadio] Shellby NC Hamfest (CL in NC)

[John Lyles]

Thanks Charlie,

Less stuff but still a lot of nice pieces there. It beats anything i see 
in New Mexico. I see some sweet deals where there although a few think 
Ebay should set the prices. And they can go home with their stuff and 
try to get it out the door with Ebay. Not so easy on heavy duty BA's as 
you have to remove the tubes, pack it well, and suffer the repercussions 
if the shipper trashes it, or the buyer lies.

73

John Lyles

K5PRO

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> Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2026 14:11:12 +0000 (UTC)
> From: CL in NC <mjcal77 at yahoo.com>
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> Attached is a link to the fest.  It has dwindled down over the last decade and is just a shell of what it used to be.  The Shelby, NC event coordinator really messed up a few years back when Shelby moved to Dallas, NC, but was lured back.  There have been no big name vendors like HRO, or DX Engineering or even big regional vendors, of which several are SK now.  There were a lot of Ebay prices, that one clean shot of that HP23 with a blue manual, the guy wanted $225 for it.  He told me it cost a lot to rebuilt those, and knowing exactly how much it really costs if you don't stuff it full of Harbach parts, I thought he was obscenely overpriced.
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> https://photos.app.goo.gl/BWSUzMHs8bJgbEGV6
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> de W4MEC
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