Fw: [Milsurplus] Timonium Hamfest

[Rich]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rich" <w2obr at comcast.net>
To: "Ray Fantini" <rafantini at salisbury.edu>
Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 10:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Timonium Hamfest


> Hey!!, Hello Ray, and Thanks for the report. I use to attend the major 
> hamfests several years ago, but now as a semi " oldbuzzard ", I find it 
> much easier to relax at home and do my hamfesting on the internet. I think 
> a lot of people are feeling the age pinch, and they do not care to travel 
> several hundred miles with the gas prices as they are just to say hello to 
> someone they can talk to on the radio or call on the phone. Hamfests are a 
> thing of the past, and our hobby is in trouble. Not enough of people 
> coming into the fold, and technology far outpacing the "oldbuzzard" gear. 
> Several years ago I witnessed heated verbal arguments over who got to a 
> vendors table first to buy a Ranger, or Valiant. Today a lot of people 
> stick there noses up at them at hamfests. It does not pay to even carry 
> them out of your QTH to a fester. There overpriced, and you can get that 
> overprice on e-bay, but not at the fester. Today I pick one major hamfest 
> to attend in a ( vacation area ), and work the hamfest into the vacation 
> ( Two events for the price of one ). The other thing is The Military Shows 
> are running strong, and I prefer attending those. I have come to 
> understand that the buyers there are less "picky " about everything.
> 73. oldbuzzardrich (aka) W2OBR
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ray Fantini" <rafantini at salisbury.edu>
> To: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 9:31 AM
> Subject: [Milsurplus] Timonium Hamfest
>
>
>> The Timonium Hamfest, or as it is officially known as "The Greater
>> Baltimore Hamboree & Computerfest" was this weekend. I decided to go
>> yesterday (Saturday) and not attend Sunday, in the past Saturday is
>> always the big day. Attendance was down this year from last, or that's
>> how it looked to me although I cannot think of any hamfest that works
>> harder on promoting itself. The weather was cold but for once their was
>> no rain. The usual cast of characters or avid military collectors was
>> their although as far as I am aware their was no organized mill nets
>> this year. In the past Mr. Smith (K4CHE) or me conducted 51.0 and 3885
>> nets but this year nothing got together. This year I saw the fowling
>> items. Two ART -13 transmitters, one in fair condition with hole cut in
>> top cover bought by K4CHE for $25, one ART-13 with power plug, remote
>> control and copy of manual in good condition for $125.00, I saw this put
>> out on table for $150.00 and by the time I got their it went for the
>> $125.00 a channelised ARC-5, the one with the box in front for $75.00
>> don't think it sold, ARC-5 transmitter for $125.00, receiver with rack
>> and dynamotor $150.00 , MD-7 $75.00 and BC-348Q for $300.00 all in
>> excellent condition, R-390 front panels for $40.00, saw at least two
>> R-390 for sale but did not ask along with R-392 ( when you don't see
>> prices on them you know they are high) PRC-10 for $100.00 along with
>> some PRC-25/77 radios and parts but did not ask price. Talk of the
>> hamfest was a HT-4 that looked new, saw it in the morning but was gone
>> by the afternoon ( big money!) and their was a RF deck from a BC-610
>> for $25 that did not sell, amazing  how well the MFP holds up after 60
>> years. Lots of mill test equipment, maybe that's where the bargains are
>> today. Saw couple OS-8 scopes for $10 and $20, many signal generators
>> and other bits and peaces. About the only thing I am looking for these
>> day is a TV-7 tube tester and their was one their but they wanted
>> $475.00 for it! Will just wait for Dayton, last year you had your choice
>> of them in the $200.00 to $300.00 range. At least these were the items I
>> saw, as always their were the deals I did not see and wont comment on
>> them.
>> Ray Fantini KA3EKH
>>
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