[Milsurplus] Electronic/Military surplus stores

[Ron Lawrence W4RON]

I really miss the old surplus store that used to be in Charlotte.
it was called Surplus electronics, my high school electronics
teacher took me there the first time in Sept 1970. It dropped off
my radar until I had a friend take me back in 1975. I was pretty
active on 11 meter SSB and was talking to the friend one evening
telling him I had been laid off from my job and had to go to the
unemploment office the next day, it turned out he had been laid too
and was going in the next day too so we met up there, he asked me
if I wanted to go by Surplus when we got done, I said sure.
Since 1970 the old man that ran it back then had died and hos sons
had taken over and moved it.
It was amazing, lots and lots of good stuff in a old building that
reminded me of the catacombs... 
You had to pick up one of their many flashlights so you could see
your way around. when we got ready to leave I had a double are
load of goodies, lots of early tubes. I went up to owner, he looked
over what I had in my arms and said "oh how  about $5, I was stunned
and hooked on them for good. The main guy that ran it was a retired
professor of entomology (bugs). Over the years they moved around 
several times but stayed great, you could never tell what you might
find there from parts, sniper scoops, F4 radar unit, and racks and 
racks and racks. every time you went the parking lot would be
full of cars  with big antennas and ham call tags.
In the mid 80s they finally folded up, I really miss them, I've got
a bunch of good junk I'd love to  take to them to sell or trade for
some other goodies...
There's never been any place that came close to them since.
I'd love to run one myself but I doubt you could make a living
off one these days.

Them were the "good ol days" for sure.



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73, Ron W4RON

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