W1GUH
04-01-2012, 11:30 AM
As advertised, it was different this year; it was all inside. Was decently attended. There were enough poeple to make it decent, but not so many that it was a PITA to get to the sellers. On a subjective note, the hosting staff didn't seem all that friendly and seemed downright arrogant at times. Well, maybe because I've mostly been to small local festers lately where friendliness rules. But the sellers were great.
Some of the BA's I saw...
ONe guy had an SB-200 with unknown internal condition (I didn't ask, so don't really know) but looked very good. Asking $300.
Another guy had two SB-200's that had been re-capped & moded, asking $450 each.
An SX-96. Needed restoration, especially caps, but looked good. Asking $45.00. If I could hear HF at my QTH I probably would have taken that one home! I get the inmpressioin that '96's are sleepers. Same as the SX-100 without the T-notch filter & a LOT less money.
A Ranger that needs restoration, but again, looked good. Guy said "Good grid current, good plate current til the fuse blew." Sounds like a PS that needs re-capping. Asking $225. That one was tempting, too. Decent price for a restorable Ranger.
A restored to excellent condx SX-100. Asking $350.
A complete TR-7/RV-7 that was loaded. All filter slots filled, NB-7, AUX-7, the works. $650. If I didn't already have one I would have talked to him.
Saw a couple of Apaches, one was in a complete setup with the Mohawk, SB-10 and speaker. Forget the price but IIRC, it was about right.
Dunno if I'll go back to this one. The fester was OK, but I'm so sick and tired of the drive down I-95 & that's a real deterrent for me. Guess I could take Amtrak, stay downtown Baltimore & take the light rail out to Timonium.
Speaking of Baltimore's Light Rail line it's wonderful! I stayed in Timonium and took it downtown to meet a couple of friends for dinner & it was just fine. What a pleasure to sit back and relax rather than fighting the nasty traffic around that city. It's not reallly all that heavy, but the drivers who are out there are VERY aggressive and WILL climb up your tail-pipe if they want to go faster than you're going, even if you're travelling with traffic at 10 MPH over the limit!
Some of the BA's I saw...
ONe guy had an SB-200 with unknown internal condition (I didn't ask, so don't really know) but looked very good. Asking $300.
Another guy had two SB-200's that had been re-capped & moded, asking $450 each.
An SX-96. Needed restoration, especially caps, but looked good. Asking $45.00. If I could hear HF at my QTH I probably would have taken that one home! I get the inmpressioin that '96's are sleepers. Same as the SX-100 without the T-notch filter & a LOT less money.
A Ranger that needs restoration, but again, looked good. Guy said "Good grid current, good plate current til the fuse blew." Sounds like a PS that needs re-capping. Asking $225. That one was tempting, too. Decent price for a restorable Ranger.
A restored to excellent condx SX-100. Asking $350.
A complete TR-7/RV-7 that was loaded. All filter slots filled, NB-7, AUX-7, the works. $650. If I didn't already have one I would have talked to him.
Saw a couple of Apaches, one was in a complete setup with the Mohawk, SB-10 and speaker. Forget the price but IIRC, it was about right.
Dunno if I'll go back to this one. The fester was OK, but I'm so sick and tired of the drive down I-95 & that's a real deterrent for me. Guess I could take Amtrak, stay downtown Baltimore & take the light rail out to Timonium.
Speaking of Baltimore's Light Rail line it's wonderful! I stayed in Timonium and took it downtown to meet a couple of friends for dinner & it was just fine. What a pleasure to sit back and relax rather than fighting the nasty traffic around that city. It's not reallly all that heavy, but the drivers who are out there are VERY aggressive and WILL climb up your tail-pipe if they want to go faster than you're going, even if you're travelling with traffic at 10 MPH over the limit!