Quote Originally Posted by N8YX View Post
These days I'll rise early and hit eBay or the various ham radio classifieds if I want gear.

An ex-FCC Drake R7 in a rack mount chassis, custom-built for the location/application by the Miamisburg crowd? Good luck finding THAT at PodunkFest...
The ex xyl, and I used to belong to the Miamisburg Wireless Society. There were some members that worked at RL Drake back in the wonder days. There are some very special "factory" UV models of now surplus equipment out there, somewhere. These folks had "prototype" rack style equipment that might blow your mind. Talking to the 'national ham radio rockstars' on local repeaters everyday, one forgets you are rubbing elbows with greatness. There is some 1970-1980 vintage Collins military/govt spec equipment I would not mind having. One almost needs a sledge hammer to screw up those boxes.