[ARC5] Re: [Milsurplus] Fair Radio

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

W. J. Ford had a lot of stuff up north of the border too, wasn't
particularly 'cheap' in the ham sense of the word, but always a good
selection. IIRC, they closed a year or so back and someone bought up
the remaining stock after their big going out of business sale.

Other than the occasional and increasingly rare uncovering of a
warehouse stash, these places have nowhere to go but down. Enjoy them
while you can.

~ Todd,  KA1KAQ

On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 11:33 AM, Bruce MacMillan <radio at telus.net> wrote:
> There were many back in the 1950s-60s. Pretty well all are gone now. The
> last one in Vancouver was Satellite Electronics and he closed a few years
> ago. One of the better ones in the east was W Ford and he closed recently. I
> think Toronto Surplus is one of the remaining but they are not cheap. The
> guvmint still sells surplus vehicles, boots and clothing but not much in the
> way of radio stuff.