[ARC5] Managing Yiour Colection, WAS Item 300447369243

Robert Caponi recaponi at hotmail.com
Sun Jul 25 20:15:22 EDT 2010


 At NEARFest more than a quick pass is needed to find some of the goodies. A good eye is needed to 

find some of the sought after parts that many pass up. Besides, you can't beat some of the prices.

Command Set connectors for $5 or $10 each are always a good deal. Can't wait till the next NEARFest.

Also, check out the FREE piles! found some command set bits and pieces there myself.

73, Rob KB1PZM
 
> Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:23:12 -0400
> From: ka1kaq at gmail.com
> To: jfor at quik.com; arc5 at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [ARC5] Managing Yiour Colection, WAS Item 300447369243
> 
> On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 1:48 PM, J. Forster <jfor at quik.com> wrote:
> 
> > I've been to a lot of HossTraders (in fact every one) and all the
> > NEARFests and there has really been very little worthwhile mil or late
> > model test equipment there in the last decade.
> 
> > Yes, there are some beat up ARC-5s and other things but I've been
> > disappointed most times.
> 
> I'm going to guess you've been missing the Dale, KW1I, Tom W2ILA,along
> with Brown and the other guys in the milsurplus area then. I've bought
> a number of things from them over the years and have seen even more
> interesting stuff I didn't buy. Some of the things purchased include a
> NOS C-43 control box and Hallicrafters R-649 Coast Guard receiver.
> George Rancourt K1ANX always has some interesting mil gear from R-390s
> to Russian or German gear. Got a beautiful RCH from him at Hopkinton
> for $125. He had a couple TCS sets sitting beside it.
> 
> At Hosstraders I also found things like ARA receivers in clean shape,
> R-390A meters and knobs, watched a buddy of mine (W1RC, now head of
> NEAR-Fest) buy a CY-979A cabinet sans shockmounts for $5 from under a
> table. Even found a rounds counter out of a WWII fighter one time
> which a former girlfriend ended up with. There are goodies like GRR-5
> receivers and accessories. dealers selling complete aerial systems,
> the list just goes on and on. A beautiful Halli SX-73/R-274 there in
> May sold for $400. Last year I found an original cabinet for the
> Hammarlund version - the SP-600 - for $20. At the second or third
> NEAR-Fest I sold one of my ART-13s and a ARR-8B or C along with a few
> other goodies. Replaced the ART-13 with that like-new ATC from Maine
> that had shown up there and at Hopkinton previously.
> 
> So either it's your approach or perhaps type of gear you're looking
> for. You may consider everything I've listed above as not
> 'worthwhile', which is fine. We're all looking for different things
> which keeps it interesting. Sometimes you need to get under the tables
> and look through the boxes and piles to find the treasures. I've found
> that making a quick trip through the place upon arrival without
> stopping to lolligag is a good start.
> 
> ~ Todd/KAQ
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