[Milsurplus] Apex Electronics
Peter Gottlieb
nerd at verizon.net
Tue Feb 1 21:17:12 EST 2011
Agreed. I did as a kid, but that was a loooooong time ago.
On 2/1/2011 8:34 PM, J. Forster wrote:
> I do sometimes scavenge older test gear and brassboards, but not WW II
> electronics, unless it has been badly cut up or hammed. Mostly, those
> parts are still available NOS, if you look a bit.
>
> John
>
> ==============
>
>
>
>> A lot of what I buy is not necessarily some rare radio set but some piece
>> of
>> equipment which I intend to scavenge parts from or heavily modify to do
>> something I want. In that case I'm not going to spend a king's ransom to
>> buy
>> some parts and it is likely the project won't ever start.
>>
>>
>> On 2/1/2011 8:20 PM, J. Forster wrote:
>>> At this point, I'm not really buying cute things, but rather bits to
>>> fill
>>> in holes and cracks. These are often pretty rare things, so ham fleas
>>> are
>>> somewhat less attractive than eBay.
>>>
>>> IMO, having a control box w/o the set it goes with, and conversely, is
>>> pretty silly.
>>>
>>> YMMV,
>>>
>>> -John
>>>
>>> ==============
>>>
>>>
>>>> Here is what holds me back from a lot of purchases.
>>>>
>>>> If I go and ask what a place wants for something, I can determine if I
>>>> want to
>>>> buy it or not. So I will go into a place, find something interesting,
>>>> wait to
>>>> get the attention of someone, and ask the price. If the price is fair
>>>> I
>>>> will
>>>> put the item aside and go look for more, but more than likely the price
>>>> will be
>>>> much higher than I would pay. After a few items go that way I give up
>>>> and
>>>> pick
>>>> up just the essentials of what I need for current projects, meaning
>>>> maybe
>>>> $50-100. The problem is that most places want to price even obscure
>>>> items
>>>> at
>>>> the kind of price where only someone who REALLY, REALLY needs that
>>>> exact
>>>> item
>>>> would pay that price. I won't go out of my way to visit the place
>>>> again.
>>>>
>>>> Every so often I will go to a place and the prices will be pretty
>>>> attractive,
>>>> and I might (don't tell my wife) end up spending $500-1000 on items.
>>>> Of
>>>> course,
>>>> this is still completely insignificant in terms of what the place has.
>>>> But I
>>>> will definitely want to go there again in the future and will try to
>>>> make
>>>> plans
>>>> to do so.
>>>>
>>>> The latter leaves both the store and me better off, yet seems to be
>>>> pretty
>>>> rare. I end up with much more fun stuff from hamfests.
>>>>
>>>> Peter
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 2/1/2011 8:06 PM, David Stinson wrote:
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "J. Forster"<jfor at quik.com>
>>>>> To: "howard holden"<holden7471 at msn.com>
>>>>> Cc:<milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 6:36 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Apex Electronics
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> They have a lot of connectors.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -John
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ===============
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> He's got enough copper in there to upend the copper commodities
>>>>>>> markets.
>>>>>>> Looks like some good stuff there, but watta collection of mostly
>>>>>>> junk!
>>>>>>> Unless of course you need a spare wing tank......
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Howie WB2AWQ
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: Peter Gottlieb<mailto:nerd at verizon.net>
>>>>>>> To:
>>>>>>> milsurplus at mailman.qth.net<mailto:milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 3:02 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Apex Electronics
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What a way to die, almost like having a heart attack during sex
>>>>>>> when
>>>>>>> you're 80.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 2/1/2011 5:54 PM, Richard Solomon wrote:
>>>>>>> > Just don't be in the bowels of that place when the "big one"
>>>>>>> hits !!
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > 73, Dick, W1KSZ
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> > From:
>>>>>>> milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net<mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net>
>>>>>>> > [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of mac
>>>>>>> > Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 3:14 PM
>>>>>>> > To: jfor at quik.com<mailto:jfor at quik.com>
>>>>>>> > Cc: Richard C. Grosser;
>>>>>>> milsurplus at mailman.qth.net<mailto:milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
>>>>>>> > Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Apex Electronics
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > Yep, great place, I live just down the Interstate (5) from
>>>>>>> it.
>>>>>>> Go
>>>>>>> > there frequently but finding a specific connector (for
>>>>>>> example)
>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> > midst of ALL THAT STUFF is a big problem. But ya know it's
>>>>>>> gotta be
>>>>>>> > in there somewhere...... Many of my best finds have been
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> result
>>>>>>> > of looking down (or up) at just the right time. Great place
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> tour
>>>>>>> > visitors through too. :^)
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > Dennis D. W7QHO
>>>>>>> > Glendale, CA
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > *****************
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > On Feb 1, 2011, at 1:53 PM, J. Forster wrote:
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >> ENVY !!!! I wish I could go shopping there again.
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> BTW, it looks little different than my last trip there, 30+
>>>>>>> years
>>>>>>> ago.
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> Thanks,
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> -John
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> ===================
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >>> I spent hours last Saturday going through Apex Electronics
>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>> Sun
>>>>>>> >>> Valley,
>>>>>>> >>> CA
>>>>>>> >>> (near Burbank). I spent at least 2 hours in very large
>>>>>>> warehouse
>>>>>>> >>> that is
>>>>>>> >>> not
>>>>>>> >>> open to the public in addition to the "store" and the
>>>>>>> yard.
>>>>>>> These
>>>>>>> >>> pictures
>>>>>>> >>> represent about 75% of what he has. One of the containers
>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> >>> yard is
>>>>>>> >>> completely full of radio gear. I have seen it, but did not
>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>> >>> time to
>>>>>>> >>> take
>>>>>>> >>> pictures. This place is really amazing - over 100,000 sq
>>>>>>> feet
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> >>> "stuff".
>>>>>>> >>> The pictures can be found
>>>>>>> at<http://www.richardgrosser.net/apex.html<http://www.richardgrosser.net/apex.html>
>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>> http://www.richardgrosser.net/apex.html<http://www.richardgrosser.net/apex.html>.
>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>> >>> They have a website at
>>>>>>> www.apexelectronic.com<http://www.apexelectronic.com/>
>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>> >>> enjoy!
>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>> >>> Richard C. Grosser
>>>>>>> >>> Palm Springs Air Museum
>>>>>>> >>> 745 N. Gene Autry Trail
>>>>>>> >>> Palm Springs, CA 92262
>>>>>>> >>> (760) 778-6262 X233
>>>>>>> >>> Cell: (760) 898-6888
>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>> www.PalmSpringsAirMuseum.org<http://www.palmspringsairmuseum.org/<http://www.palmspringsairmuseum.org%3chttp//www.palmspringsairmuseum.org/>>
>>>>>>> >>>
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