[Boatanchors] Shelby/Dallas hamfest report

[EP Swynar]

Hi Nick,

Wow, and DOUBLE wow...!

What'd that trove of treasures co$t you...?

~73~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nick England" <nick at 3rdtech.com>
To: "Grant Youngman" <nq5t at tx.rr.com>
Cc: "qth-boatanchors" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 9:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Shelby/Dallas hamfest report


> Shelby is one of the largest and oldest fests,  drawing people primarily
> from VA, NC, SC, GA, TN but often further afield.
> But I thought the turnout of vintage gear was really very good this year.
> I've probably seen 3 Invaders over the last 10 years and this year there
> were 6 or 7!
>
> "Several" meant I know I saw more than one, but it might have only been
two!
> Maybe some year I should take a little audio recorder around to mutter
into.
>
> But you never know - sometimes a treasure will show up at even the
smallest
> fest - I fondly remember the day I went to a small fest and besides my
table
> the only other boatanchor was a lonely S-40B. I was feeling pretty
> discouraged until a guy came up and said "I see you like old gear - I've
got
> some stuff in a warehouse you might be interested in".....So I took home a
> Pacemaker, Ranger, Valiant, 75A-4, 75A-3 and had to come back with a truck
> to get the Desk KW and pair of R-390's.
> 73 & Keep 'em glowing,
> Nick KD4CPL
> www.virhistory.com/navy
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Grant Youngman" <nq5t at tx.rr.com>
> To: "boatanchors Mailman" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 8:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Shelby/Dallas hamfest report
>
>
> >
> > On Aug 31, 2008, at 7:13 PM, Nick England wrote:
> >
> >> The 51st Shelby hamfest had a new location this year - ir.
> >>
> >> There were a dozen of us BA types headquartered at the yellow
> >> "BOATANCHORS!" banner and had plenty of buyers and visitors - famed
list
> >> member Dr. Barry Ornitz came by, without beard, but with new  wife - I
> >> guess sometimes you gotta make tradeoffs.
> >>
> >
> > Seeing this listing, almost all lines preceded by the word "several"  -- 
> > makes me wonder why we don't see anything like this in or around  the
> > Dallas TX area.  You might see one or two pieces, and the usual
> > overpriced S-line stuff, but this number of items in quantity is
> > something we don't get around here.  Wasn't always that thin, but for
the
> > last few years almost not worth the trips if one was in the mood  to
> > buy/sell/trade BAs.
> >
> > I can only drool in wonderment ....
> >
> > Grant/NQ5T
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