[Milsurplus] TRW Swap Meet

[Michael Bittner]

Yes, TRW very disappointing these past few years.  They are now allowing in 
sellers with non-electronic items in an effort to increase stall occupancy. 
It's not working too well.  Also, sellers are required to pay for two spaces 
at $30 ($25 to the TRW radio club and $5 to the police dept.).  This pretty 
much locks out the small occasional seller who needs only one space for 
selling a few low priced items to hams who could use them.  Here are all the 
rules and regulations:
http://w6trw.com/index.php/swap-meet-rules-and-regulations/

One guy had new looking VT-4 / 811 tubes that I could use for my BC-375, but 
at $100 each, no way.

Mike, W6MAB
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark M via Milsurplus" <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
To: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2018 07:01
Subject: [Milsurplus] TRW Swap Meet


> Visiting LA for the weekend. Got up early Sat for the TRW ham swap. When I 
> lived here in early 80s it was legendary. Every stall occupied. Great 
> stuff for sale. Lots of classic gear and mil surplus.
>
> How the mighty have fallen. 35% stall occupancy. Almost no ham gear. The 
> sparse ham gear that was here had unrealistically high prices e.g. old 
> Alinco HF xvcr with severely  weathered tuner $500. Lots of older laptops, 
> LED lights, tools and tons of cell phone accessories. Disappointing.
>
> One guy had literally HUNDREDS of NIB China made but good looking 12 VDC 
> fixed lens CCTV cams with RCA composite output. $5 each. Didn’t see one 
> sold. It’s a new world with HD cams and digital video.
>
> Literally not one piece of mil surplus gear spotted. Lots of old HP test 
> gear dirt cheap (most  $10) but it looked like the units had literally 
> been thrown into a trailer. Banged up cases.
>
> Made me appreciate our Sunnyvale CA ham swap where you see at least some 
> mil radio gear at every event.
>


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