[Milsurplus] Shelby hamfest

[Nick England]

Shelby in the Good Old Days


Nick England K4NYW
www.navy-radio.com


On Sun, Aug 31, 2025 at 8:10 PM Charlie L. <mjcal79 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well,  Shelby, like many hamfests, used to be massive.  It has this kink
> called the 'Land Rush'  where you had to show up the previous Sunday to
> claim your spot, and you could only buy 5 spots.  You paid your money, and
> went onto the field and pulled a flag out of the ground making it your
> spot.  Folks set up all week, and wheeling and dealing was done, a lot of
> stuff bought only to be resold when the hamfest officially opened on
> Friday,  at a higher price of course.  There were a lot of flags in the
> ground on Friday according to many, but Saturday, it took off.  People were
> still coming in at 11-12 oclock with trailers of stuff.  All of the folks I
> know said they sold just about everything they brought, including a lot of
> boatanchors.   This was the first year that they did not include Sunday,
> this was the first year I wish they had as I had to leave with the 2
> fellows I caught a ride with around 11:30, and I would have gone back to
> get a Halli and Poly-comm 6 meter transceiver a fellow had for $20 each.  A
> lot of stuff did not move, as the sellers think it is still a sellers
> market on many things like 75A4's  and Hammer 170's.  One fellow had an amp
> for sale at $200, same model as the one  that I sold at Waynesville
> hamfest  for 50 and was happy to get it, one of those sweep tube 11-10-6
> meter amps really aimed at the CB crowd.  .  I heard that this is the last
> year of the Land Rush by a member of the club that runs the fest, he said
> the complaints were louder this year and the subject would be taken up at
> next week's club meeting. No reason to have such a thing if the fest is
> only Friday and Saturday and no Sunday and having to make 2 trips.
>
> Charlie in NC
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