[Milsurplus] "Oldtimer bitching"? Or Timely Warning? You Decide.

[Bob Camp]

Hi

I’ve run into a number of “kids” who not only know what tubes are, but are quite capable of hacking tube based 
gear. Yes, most of them are into audio rather than RF. Some of them got into it working on old guitar amps. Some
got into it via the “tube Hi Fi” route. The people are out there. It’s just a matter of hooking up with them. 

Have I made any money based on this? Nope not even close. I have found warm homes for a number of items….

Bob

> On Jul 25, 2016, at 5:27 PM, Mike via Milsurplus <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
> Don & others:
> 
> No, you're not bitching at all. I worked in and around the audio recording business most of my adult life. I was there in the late late '60's & 70's when the big transition from tube to solid-state occurred. I wound up with tons of pro audio gear. Most of it was throw away or cheap. I held onto it for 40 years just because
> I couldn't stand to throw it away. I've been selling it on ebay for the past 15 years. $40,000 3M / 24 track recorder went for $1K and the "collector" had to drive from Seattle Washington to Arkansas to pick it up ! I most likely lost money on all my sales due to storage fees  all these years. But, it has let me buy a bunch of old RF gear that nobody wants ! Just look at my QRZed page. That's just a fraction of it. 
> 
> The selling of the old audio gear peaked several years ago when the demographic shifted to the younger crowd who wouldn't know a tube if they saw one. Much less how to work on anything with voltage on it or even solder for that matter. 
> 
> When I walk thru NEARFEST these days... it's a bunch of oldtimers, like me. They have plenty of this junk and the younger ones don't know what to do with it. 
> 
> I had a kid helping me clean out earlier this month. He was incredulous that I actually owned vinyl records  and almost flipped when he saw my turntable. Apparently, the hip-hop crowd or rappers or whatever they call themselves are using vinyl again. 
> And so it goes...
> 
> Mike, K4TQF
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