[Milsurplus] Apex Electronics

[Ian Wilson]

I've visited Apex a few times over the past 5 years. On my first visit I was
able to gain
entry to a room containing many tubes. The room was in the scary condition
typical of
Apex - sky visible through parts of the roof, partial collapses in some
places, precariously
stacked metal objects with sharp corners...

Some interesting stuff in there, including a number of 250TH-type tubes in
the spring
carriers. I eventually collected a few things I thought interesting but not
rare (803s, 812s,
things like that). My plan was to purchase these things, look up some tubes
that weren't
well known to me at the time, and return on a future road trip. This plan
was thwarted by
being asked for an astonishing amount - protective amnesia has set in, but
the average
must have been around $50/tube. Since they only take cash I was able to
weasel out.

I don't imagine the state of the room has improved in the past couple of
years.

I still drop by once a year or so but haven't spent a cent there since that
first visit.

73, ian K3IMW