[Boatanchors] Mystery Power Supply - available (Rob Atkinson)

Sun Sep 24 20:49:43 EDT 2017

Is that a word?!

Best regards - Brian Carling, AF4K

Tel: 321-262-5471

On Sep 20, 2017, at 9:04 AM, Bill Henderson <bill.henderson at ocdsb.ca<mailto:bill.henderson at ocdsb.ca>> wrote:

I would call that "gifting"...

- Bill H. / va3hwa

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On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 10:54 PM, Michael D. Harmon <mharmon at att.net<mailto:mharmon at att.net>> wrote:

Believe it or not, sometimes you can't give stuff away!

I remember about 25 years ago, I had a big plate transformer that probably
weighed 30+ pounds.  I seem to remember that it was 2500 VCT.  However, it
only had a 115 V primary.  I didn't want to build an amp to run off 115 V,
so I took it to a local hamfest.  A guy across the way took a look at it
and asked how much I wanted for it.  I told him he could have it for free.
Oh, no, he was having none of that.  I told him again - seriously, take
it!  He absolutely refused.  Finally, I told him, OK, five bucks.  He
grabbed it and shuffled sorta bow-legged over to his car, grinning like the
Cheshire cat!

However, there is one trick that you can use ...

A hamfest "trick" that I've been known to use in my younger, crazier years
is something I like to call "reverse stealing".  Back then, literally all
hamfests were outdoor events, usually held on an asphalt parking lot of a
hotel or fraternal lodge.  Anyway, say you have something that is
potentially valuable, but possibly big, heavy and/or ugly, and no one shows
an interest in buying it.  Things are winding down and people are packing
up and you REALLY don't want to haul it back home.  You wait until the guy
next to you goes off on one last  walkabout, and while he's gone, you take
your foot and slide the "treasure" over under his table.  Then you pack up
and leave.

Mike, WB0LDJ
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