[ARC5] Re: [Milsurplus] Fair Radio

[Dave And Merrijoy]

Yes, I know what you mean, Todd...
After all the years of getting mail orders from Fair Radio and then the 
first time
   I drove up to the Eureka building, I found it to be an emotionable 
experience.
   Not much of an adult reaction but nevertheless...I have a feeling that 
the
   Fair Radio folks have seen other grown men and women exhibit similar type
   of reactions.
Oh well...I've been to the newer location several times as well and even 
though,
   it's not 1016 E. Eureka Street, it's still Fair Radio.
Dave w9ocm

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
To: "David Stinson" <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>
Cc: "ARC5" <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>; "milsurplus" <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Re: [Milsurplus] Fair Radio


> On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 9:30 AM, David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>> I've dreamed over Fair Radio catalogs since I was a little boy.
>> I guess seeing their "cover" items on their website match pricing with
>> Neb.S.S. was a shock to the system.
>> Fair has always seemed kinda like Mecca to me;
>> I don't live anywhere close, but I just gotta make
>> the trip there once in my life ;-).
>
> They still have a lot of what I'd call 'reasonably-priced' gear listed
> in their catalog online. $9 IERC tube shields, I think they priced
> those for the R-390A newbie collectors who feel they 'gotta have those
> to be one of the guys'.
>
> Grinnell got himself a questionable rep years before his SS of Neb
> prices, yet like radio-mart - folks still go back for more.
>
> I've wondered for a while if some of the prices listed at Fair and
> other surplus dealers aren't perhaps meant to keep a few impressive
> items available as a draw. While it's true that prices have gone up
> and there seem to be more people looking with lower inventories of
> most items available, it can't be easy to replenish the stocks once
> something is gone. The whole 'demilling' debacle of the 90s took a lot
> of good gear out of circulation forever, and we'll never see the '$5
> ARC-5 receivers NIB' days of yore again either (unless it's surplus
> MREs).
>
> It's nice to see the onesies-twosies squirreled away, though. Sure
> would be a neat place to visit.
>
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ
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