[R-390] Dayton

[Kim Mackey]

on 5/20/02 9:47 AM, Jerry Kincade at w5kp@swbell.net wrote:

> Got back late last night. 1,974.1 miles round trip. My butt will recover by
> the weekend, I'm sure.
> 
> Did not see one single solitary R-390/R-390A in the flea market, might have
> missed one somewhere.



Being a bit closer, (1 each way) I was up at the Ham Fest for half a day
Friday with a freind, and then went back up Saturday with my son for a few
hours.  I say Don Reaves there. He had an R-390a out for sale.  I also saw
an R-390(non-a) at another booth.  Lots of big old radios, but not being
familiar with what I was seeing, don't know if there was anything worth it.

Jerry is right about how much non-ham stuff shows up there.  Makes for an
awful lot of wading around in things that are of no interest.

I bought a 5 element 2M antenna and a 5 element 440 antenna.  Need those to
do any VHF/UHF in my area.

Didn't win any prizes.

All in all, I enjoyed it and the trip time with both my friend and my son.

Kim Mackey
KB9WSZ