HAMFEST REPORT. Last Sunday June 6th was the Breezeshooter's Hamfest at the Butler County Fairgrounds, roughly an hour outside of Pittsburgh. There are only 2 hamfests in Western PA that could be considered medium to large and this is one of them. The number of sellers was about normal for this fest, as was attendance. I parked with our club (WASH), which sets up in a compact area and has a nice picnic lunch for all club members and families.
Boatanchors seen SX-28 $150 kind of ratty unsold Drakes of all descriptions--saw many--mostly or all unsold Drake TR-7 with VFO, PS, and accessories--$650 unsold Heathkit Comanche sold Heathkit AR-3s, several, sold Heathkit Seneca--painted blue! Heathkit Lunchboxes--various around $20 each National NC-57s--$75 and $50 Multi-Elmac AF-67 with AC PS--$75 (bought this one--it is gorgeous) Hallicrafters SX-25 Defiant with repainted speaker--$225 Hallicrafters S-36 in great shape $225 National Military RAO--beautiful--$225 NC-183D--$210 sold EFJ Viking I with VFO--very clean--$250 National NC-300 GRC-9 with dyno PS and other accessories--$350 sold R-392 with HB PS looking good--$250 unsold Lots of antique wooden radios, consoles, cathedrals, etc. Antique wooden wall phones--$250 each Not much military stuff at all Not as much old test gear as I am used to seeing--just a few old tube Tripletts, HPs and Hickoks. Saw no Hickok tube testers. Is it just me, or has the older, blue-face Eico test gear vanished from the hamfest scene? Saw none. One of the antique radio vendors had a large load of older, pre-octal NOSB tubes and sold the whole lot for one price the moment he opened his truck. It would have been fun to go through that pile. I did not hear the price. Other Tubes: 4-400s $75 each, 809's $15 each, VT-4C $90 each I spent probably $80 on a great selection of NOSB boatanchor parts from Millen, National, Hammarlund and all the right brand names. Along with the used parts I picked up, the N3RHT junkbox had a very good day. Saw Dave Knepper and his wife. Also saw Mark Folartz and several other AMers and collectors. They generally set up as a group in one corner of the fairgrounds. The morning went by in a blip and I was sad to see it go. 73, Don Merz, N3RHT The information contained in this e-mail may be confidential and is intended solely for the use of the named addressee. Access, copying or re-use of the e-mail or any information contained therein by any other person is not authorized. If you are not the intended recipient please notify us immediately by returning the e-mail to the originator.(A)