[Milsurplus] Fair Radio and Dayton Hamfest Photos May 2024

[Reuben Popp]

Thanks for the pictures Nick.  I have to admit, I'm a bit jealous.  I'm
just trying to get parts to complete the two sets I've been acquiring bits
for.. I know it's likely not going to happen (I hope), but as someone who's
only been dabbling with this stuff for the past 15 years or so, I have this
overwhelming sense of dread that when Fair Radio sells, all those bits and
pieces are going to either a) disappear into some stockpile or b) disappear
into a stockpile and occasionally show up on places like ebay, at an
inflated price.

I can only hope that one day I can get to Dayton.  I don't generally see a
lot of milsurp here in the midwest (St. Louis) region.  I think the last
Winterfest I went to five years ago, someone wanted close to $500 for an
untested ART-13.

On another note, I wonder if one could use that SC-905c coupler as a
drop-in replacement for the CU-937...

73
Reuben
 KF0OWR

On Mon, May 20, 2024 at 6:34 AM Nick England <navy.radio at gmail.com> wrote:

> The reality is that people are not experts and simply do not know what the
> “market” price is. Their interests are in some other field and their only
> easily accessible guide to prices for weird stuff is eBay or Surplus Sales
> or Fair Radio.
>
> I believe the vast majority of flea market sellers aren’t jerks and are
> just trying to make a reasonable guess. And they never know if you are the
> only guy that might possibly buy that item or simply a bottom feeder who
> comes along before the rich Budelman collector who just hasn’t gotten
> around to their table yet.
>
> The uncertainties are high and nobody wants to be told they were a fool
> for selling that Helena Rubenstein R-390A for the same price as an EAC. So
> start high and be willing to dicker, particularly if a potential buyer is
> willing to explain why they think the offer is reasonable. I’ve seen -6dB
> and even -10dB price changes (money is power).
>
> If you see something and the unrealistic seller won’t budge, give them
> your phone number or hang around until they are packing up - most folks
> would discount a big heavy RBB rather than haul it home. But a Navy 26003
> key is easy to take to hamfests for years until the right buyer comes
> along.
>
> Definitely give out your phone number at a yard sale. Folks don’t put
> stuff out at the curb just to spite you.
>
> But feel free to ignore me. My motto seems to be “Buy high and sell low”.
>
> Above all, try to enjoy yourself seeing interesting gear and meeting
> interesting people. Ya just never know who or what will turn up………
>
> Nick England K4NYW
> www.navy-radio.com
>
>
> On Sun, May 19, 2024 at 10:12 PM Hubert Miller <Kargo_cult at msn.com> wrote:
>
>> Well, i see the Budelman receiver has 2 squelch controls and a switch
>> marked L1  L2, among other settings. So it must have something to do with
>> lowband FM.
>>
>> I notice it’s also imaginatively marked  with price, $100. Is there
>> really someone out there who would pay $100 for a pig-in-a-poke? Try to be
>> realistic about
>>
>> about your market.
>>
>> I often see things at a swapmeet that are sort of intriguing but way
>> unrealisticly priced. You see them once and they’re gone. I suppose some
>> people make a
>>
>> swapmeet appearance in hopes to sell that “rare thing” they’ve kept for
>> years, done nothing with, but it’s still worth $$$, right. I always wonder
>> what the next
>>
>> stop for this stuff is. OH, i did see what i call the “Tektronix ARR-15”
>> now on Ebay for $300, after i saw and declined for $75 at the Rickreall
>> hamfest, back some
>>
>> years before the plague. Oh well, not my problem.
>>
>> -Hue Miller
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