[Boatanchors] Shelbt HF

[N4ch at aol.com]

Hello All.....
 
Shelby was a good one; it always is.   Was VERY hot  on Thursday (and 
hotter yet on Friday), but Saturday was a nice day.    Think it was probably 
around 80 degrees when I had to leave around 11  AM.   Lots of boatanchors 
there.   Within minutes after my  arrival early Thursday, I saw no less than FOUR 
Heathkit Marauders.    Lots of other Heathkit gear, plus lots of Swan, 
Hammarlund, Collins, National,  Hallicrafters, etc.   One guy had a nice 75A-4 
with all 3 filters and  the 4:1 VFO knob........was asking $895, I think.   
EF Johnson was  especially well represented by Friday PM.........saw THREE 
Ranger IIs, and a lot  of other stuff, like Adventurers, Challengers, 6N2s, 
earlier Rangers, plus a  pretty well-worn Invader 200.   There was a really 
nice Five Hundred  there, too........but never saw a Thunderbolt, either HF or 
6N2, and didn't ever  see a Valiant.   Someone I know had a desk KW he'd 
picked up  on the way down, but I don't think it was put out for sale.   I saw 
a  couple of nice Hammarlund HC-10s.........one went for $60, and the other 
one was  bought for only $20 (!).   Saw some SBE stuff, like the SB-34 and 
its  matching SB2LA amp.   Very little Gonset stuff was there,  though.   
Several nice Lafayette items and a few Knight-Kits were  available.   Lots of 
nice Central Electronis gear was for sale,  including the early 10B and/or 
20A exciters, the matching VFO (made from the  ARC-5 gear), and THREE 200Vs 
(two of them were being sold by one  seller).   Saw a couple Sideband 
Slicers.   I picked up a  nice Hammarlund HQ-120X, a pretty rare Matric Model 50 
three band QRP rig, and a  couple keys.   Hopefully I saw most of what was 
there; wish I could  have been there past late morning on Saturday, but had to 
be on the road about  then.
 
73, Herman, N4CH.