[R-390] NH Hosstraders Oct 3-4

Thu, 11 Sep 2003 12:26:32 -0400

Hi Todd et all,

Ah yes Zap, I pay homage to Pfizz the smoke Goddess.  Good advice there it
is best to be open and not leave anyone hanging.
If you want to wait you need to take the risk that someone else may beat
you to the prize unless other terms are agreed on in advance
by both parties.  Sorry you don't sell there anymore but as well, other
sellers prefer to use *bay to get more $.

I have also heard from Roy Morgan who will make a pilgrimage up from MD for
the first time.  Bring a rain coat Roy!

My Amelco found a new owner about a month ago and now there is a hole in
the rack under the EAC and it is getting lonely.

About the only thing of value I'm selling may be a Drake R8 receiver.  If
anyone going to Hosstraders is interested in 390(X), SP600, BA trades for
it let me know
as I need to fill the gap in the rack!

That's all for now before I get OT flamed

John Flood(KB1FQG)
TASC Department
KROHNE, Inc
7 Dearborn Rd.
Peabody, MA   01960
Tel.:  978-535-6060 / 800-356-9464x126
Fax:   978-535-8180

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Hey John - comments follow in text...

[email protected] wrote:

>Greetings fellow radio fans with back pain!
>
>It's almost time again to get rained (or snowed) on again at Hosstraders
in
>Hopkington, NH.  Just wondering who will attend.  Boomer made mention
early
>summer about a meeting of the listmember there this fall.  Perhaps we
could
>have some sort of memorial service to all of the mechanical filters that
>have "gone to a better place".  Or maybe sacrifice a pto in some sort of
>pagan ritual filled with fire and of course distilled and fermented
>beverages.
>
The AM crowd has us beat hands down for rituals. Last one I (clearly)
recall was a B&W SSB add-on accessory being taken to the top of the
bleachers at Deerfield and hurled off to its doom - several times. Many
a Yaecomwood and such have met a similar fate as a sacrifice to Zap, the
Radio God. I think a more respectful view is now held of all vintage
(read 'tube') gear, but riceboxes are still fair game. SS gear in
general, really. I figure with the 'recyclability' of the R-390 family
of radios, we should save all the PTOs, filters (good or bad) and
everything else for later use, experimentation, or investigation. Maybe
we could find one of those RatShack DX-301 boxes or something similar?
They're mostly plastic, so it should make a nice pyrotechnics display.
How about one of those JRC N(e)RD gadgets?  Plenty-o-plastic
there!*ducking*

> On a serious note Just to get a chance to put a face to the
>names is good to do.  Also who will be bringing heavy metal or parts
>looking for a new home?  Perhaps a "preview" listed here for list members
>before the unclean hoard gets to take them away would be in order?
>
Just a note to the wise: be sure if you haul anything big for someone to
pick up from you there that they will indeed follow through. I had the
misfortune of taking a Heath HX-10 Marauder to a previous 'fest for a
listmember (not this list) who insisted he wanted it. Held it all
weekend for him after he told me he'd pay me then, but would rather wait
until the end of the 'fest after he'd sold more stuff. I agreed (the ol'
"Trust your fellow ham/listmember" routine) and ended up getting stuck
with taking it back home. Wouldn't have been so annoyed if not for the 3
offers I turned down on it - one for more than I'd "sold" it to him for!
I stopped selling as a result, just left a bad taste in my mouth.

Other side of the coin is the R-390 I told a listmember I'd sell to him
but had already promised to George Rancourt (hadn't heard back so I
assumed he didn't want it). George was there, still wanted the rig, so I
sold it to him as promised. They were both present when the deal was
concluded, so no harm or malice involved. Luckily Fair had some R-390s
in stock, so John (#1?) was able to pick one up while visiting them. I'm
a whole lot more careful about it now (it's true what they say  - never
ASSUME anything!), and John still has first dibs on the next
whateveritmightbe I part with that he's looking for.

>As
>well, listing something here that you may not normally want to take up
with
>you, on the fear if not sold or traded,  having to bring it back past the
>incoming inspection of "Homeland  Security", a.k.a. XYL, could bring out a
>confirmed deal ahead of the meet.  Just a few thoughts from a fellow
>pacrat.
>
>
And mighty fine thoughts they are. You'll make a First Class Packrat
someday. Even if you already are, you can use the 'in training' bit as
an excuse to accumulate more 'stuff'. There used to be a guy who came
*every* year with a pile of R-390s and -As, usually missing meters and
stacked in nice rows. Wasn't so long ago, either - mid 90s? Even if you
(we) have stuff to peddle other than R-390 stuff, it's always nice to
give friends first crack at it. Then you know it found a good home and
you can feel better about giving someone a better price without the
concern that they just want to turn it around the next week on epay for
twice what they paid you. Trading is always fun, too. Everyone comes out
with what they want and little or no cash exchanges hands.

I'm not sure if I'll be there Friday night or Saturday morning. A friend
drives over with his motorhome and wife (she watches the table, he
prowls for more 'stuff' - now *that* is true love) and has offered to
let me crash there on Friday night. If the offer still holds, I'm there!
My tent-pitching days aren't over, but they're certainly limited in
number and reserved for special ocassions. Perhaps as the day draws
closer, we can get an idea of how many will be there and plan on a time
and place to gather. Larry, NE1X was there last year as well as Alex,
AI2Q(?). I think Bob Camp traveled down Friday but returned home due to
the weather. Mr. Mike W1RC is always there, he was with me when I ran
into Alex in front of your nice R-390A. BTW, did you ever manage to move
that fine receiver?

Looking forward to it, as always....

~ Boomer,  KA1KAQ

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