It was not worth the trip for me ( I drove from Tampa.)
In years past this has been a phenomenal hamfest - not so much this year.
The only gems I found were  NOS connectors for the DY17 and a $5 R388.
The 388 is almost a horror story. Some previous owner thought it would be a "good idea" to cut the front pane down so the rack mount section was gone and now the front panel is the same width of the radio. The handles were of course also removed.
They further decided to completely paint over the dial drum graphics.
Finally, half the knobs were swapped for what I think are from a Halicrafters SX42.
But it does have a nice cover, and when the cover was removed revealed an amazingly good condition chassis - not even any dirt or dust in there.
So I'll  keep an eye out for a R388 or 51J front panel and some knobs. I know I can get the dial drum graphics off Ebay.
We'll see how far I get
de WA4AM
Mark


On Monday, November 2, 2026 at 06:23:03 PM EST, Charlie L. via Milsurplus <[email protected]> wrote:


HRO was the only major vendor to show up.  There were 3 more lined up, all no shows.  A fellow had 3 in the box first gen IC7300's, used but working 100% and looking like new.  He had them for $700 each, and on Saturday, went to make an offer.  They did not sell.

Charlie
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