[R-1051] Frostfest AAR

[paul swed]

Ray
Nice write up and your last comment is the real question.
Though I get to the new england swaps and such we are all older.
Especially if you were in the service and used these radios.
Amazingly I used to like to buy Lbs/$. Now the old question comes up.
How much does that weigh??? No matter the cost.

I suspect thats on many of our minds especially as we start to down size
our treasures.
I have recently restored some BC 3XXs and like them well. But 3 units is
more then enough.
Regards
Paul
WB8TSL


On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 10:03 AM, Ray Fantini <RAFANTINI at salisbury.edu>
wrote:

> Frostfest was another good turnout. Saw lots of stuff there although
> starting to see the new equipment dealers and bin sellers crowed out the
> people who are just selling their own stuff. Keep in mind that all tables
> were sold out at least a month in advance. The good thing is that now it
> appears that it's only Ham related material and not the people selling crap
> like holistic foods or socks.
> I saw for sale at least three R-390A receivers including my own that did
> not sell for $450 but did see a table across from me sell there R-390A with
> cabinet for $475 being it was a genuine Collins R-390A along with a R-390A
> that was in poor condition up the isle from me that sold for $200. There
> was also a ratty looking R-390, non A along with a SP-600 that I saw but do
> not know what they were asking and if they sold or not. Other radios sited
> were things like a restored BC-342 that sold for $250 and a regular BC-342
> for $100, a PRC-25 along with its vehicle adaptor for $400 and a Watkins
> Johnson 8716 that sold for around $500. I sold one of the PRD-11 Watkins
> Johnson receivers I had for $300 and some odds and ends and have to say
> that I have always done well selling at Frostfest.
> There were other radios that were less noticeable like URR-35 receivers,
> SX-28 and at least one BC-348 but did not look at them. Noticeable in their
> absence were any of the ARC-5 Command sets or TCS sets, although there were
> lots of vintage parts from the ones that were gutted years ago. There were
> handsets, microphones and headsets for VRC/PRC radios at prices ranging
> from $10 to $30 and as always lots of NOS Tubes both military and
> commercial.
> Aside from a H-161 headset the only other thing I bought there was a
> Motorola HT1000 handheld radio along with its convertacom , speaker and
> microphone with the idea of installing it in my truck for Ham opps, don't
> care how cheap or good the new Ham stuff is just can't accept the idea of
> running anything form a Ham radio manufacture so thought the old Motorola
> would be a good choice. All the Motorola stuff cost a total of $30 but now
> the new problem is that I have to find the Motorola RIB programing cable
> and get a copy of the Motorola RSS software.
> The next sale will be at the NEM over near BWI outside Baltimore on the
> 24th and after that will be looking at shows like the MVPA up in Aberdeen
> and then Dayton.
> Hope to have at least three or four R-390A receivers finished and ready to
> sell at Dayton this year and although did not sell one at Frostfest maybe I
> can do better there? Between what they are costing me to buy and the amount
> of time that's being spent disassembling, cleaning and verifying that
> everything on them is working I thought asking $450 was a good price for
> selling them but now starting to wonder if the day of the R-390A is done?
>
> Ray F/KA3EKH
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