Re: [time-nuts] OT Question - Surplus Places
Never heard of elis and I have been out here 12 years. NH had some places and as mentioned a few exist. I used to visit some just across the ma/nh boarder. But most of what I have seen has been the very very bottom of the barrel. Oh for the flea market days when trucks of test equipment showed up at and was about $25 per unit at the end of the day. Carry away sales. The stuff was maybe 10 years old. Sure it may or may not have worked. But the gamble was worth it. I learned a lot about how to build and engineer equipment from the repair of that stuff. And to this day I still remember The one that got away. The trunk was already loaded/jammed with goodies. End of the flea market, back of a large truck was a full voltage cal lab for about $50. Good shape physically. These were the fluke standards and voltage amplifiers DC and AC the whole shootin match. Oh well those were the days. Good memories. On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 1:27 AM, Lester Veenstra les...@veenstras.comwrote: I guess this means Eli's is gone ! Lester B Veenstra MØYCM K1YCM les...@veenstras.com m0...@veenstras.com k1...@veenstras.com US Postal Address: PSC 45 Box 781 APO AE 09468 USA UK Postal Address: Dawn Cottage Norwood, Harrogate HG3 1SD, UK Subject: Re: [time-nuts] OT Question - Surplus Places As to Boston, there is little in the Boston/Cambridge area any more. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
[time-nuts] OT Question - Surplus Places
Lester Veenstra-I guess this means Eli's is gone ! I used to go to Eli Heffron Sons when Eli ran it and also after the two sons took over the business. There was always something of interest to be found. I never knew I 'needed' an item until I saw it at the bottom of a pile of other treasures. I believe it has now morphed into a business called E.L.I. that sells used computer workstations. It is still located at 139 Hampshire Ave. but I haven't been there in 20 years or so. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] OT Question - Surplus Places
I'm in Birmingham and even the thrift stores here list their stuff on ebay, could give you a list of closed places, was one in Decatur ... You can find places using ebay and see if they will let you come by for a look, no joy for time-nuts stuff but for other stuff this has worked for me. UAB has had auctions in the past but checking their web site no updates ... Hamfest are the best bet to pickup items not on ebay but to be honest my favorites are in Georgia. Stanley - Original Message From: paul swed paulsw...@gmail.com To: les...@veenstras.com; Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Wed, March 31, 2010 8:16:52 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] OT Question - Surplus Places Never heard of elis and I have been out here 12 years. NH had some places and as mentioned a few exist. I used to visit some just across the ma/nh boarder. But most of what I have seen has been the very very bottom of the barrel. Oh for the flea market days when trucks of test equipment showed up at and was about $25 per unit at the end of the day. Carry away sales. The stuff was maybe 10 years old. Sure it may or may not have worked. But the gamble was worth it. I learned a lot about how to build and engineer equipment from the repair of that stuff. And to this day I still remember The one that got away. The trunk was already loaded/jammed with goodies. End of the flea market, back of a large truck was a full voltage cal lab for about $50. Good shape physically. These were the fluke standards and voltage amplifiers DC and AC the whole shootin match. Oh well those were the days. Good memories. On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 1:27 AM, Lester Veenstra les...@veenstras.comwrote: I guess this means Eli's is gone ! Lester B Veenstra MØYCM K1YCM les...@veenstras.com m0...@veenstras.com k1...@veenstras.com US Postal Address: PSC 45 Box 781 APO AE 09468 USA UK Postal Address: Dawn Cottage Norwood, Harrogate HG3 1SD, UK Subject: Re: [time-nuts] OT Question - Surplus Places As to Boston, there is little in the Boston/Cambridge area any more. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] OT Question - Surplus Places
They went into the DEC and PC business years ago and I've not been there in 30 years. I've heard the brothers, Ben and Jay are both long dead. Meshna is also long gone. BnF is still around but selling mostly PC related stuff. Peter Boniface comes to most of the MIT Fleas. There are a couple of other dealers around, but AFAIK they do not have stores. -John I guess this means Eli's is gone ! Lester B Veenstra MØYCM K1YCM les...@veenstras.com m0...@veenstras.com k1...@veenstras.com US Postal Address: PSC 45 Box 781 APO AE 09468 USA UK Postal Address: Dawn Cottage Norwood, Harrogate HG3 1SD, UK Subject: Re: [time-nuts] OT Question - Surplus Places As to Boston, there is little in the Boston/Cambridge area any more. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] OT Question - Surplus Places
Never heard of elis and I have been out here 12 years. NH had some places and as mentioned a few exist. I used to visit some just across the ma/nh boarder. But most of what I have seen has been the very very bottom of the barrel. Oh for the flea market days when trucks of test equipment showed up at and was about $25 per unit at the end of the day. Carry away sales. The stuff was maybe 10 years old. Sure it may or may not have worked. But the gamble was worth it. I learned a lot about how to build and engineer equipment from the repair of that stuff. And to this day I still remember The one that got away. The trunk was already loaded/jammed with goodies. End of the flea market, back of a large truck was a full voltage cal lab for about $50. That sounds like a Hoss Traders, which is still held but now called NEARfest. It has been at several NH locations, including: Deerfield Salem Rochester Hopkington and back at Deerfield It's more radio than test gear or 'puter oriented. -John Good shape physically. These were the fluke standards and voltage amplifiers DC and AC the whole shootin match. Oh well those were the days. Good memories. On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 1:27 AM, Lester Veenstra les...@veenstras.comwrote: I guess this means Eli's is gone ! Lester B Veenstra MØYCM K1YCM les...@veenstras.com m0...@veenstras.com k1...@veenstras.com US Postal Address: PSC 45 Box 781 APO AE 09468 USA UK Postal Address: Dawn Cottage Norwood, Harrogate HG3 1SD, UK Subject: Re: [time-nuts] OT Question - Surplus Places As to Boston, there is little in the Boston/Cambridge area any more. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] OT Question - Surplus Places
There is also Young Engineering in Salem, Mass. http://www.youngengsales.com/ They used to have more electronics stuff, but they seem to have become a used machine tool dealer. Well, the electronics stuff may be too numerous and cheap to be worth listing on the website. time-nuts-boun...@febo.com wrote on 03/30/2010 10:57:33 PM: From: J. Forster j...@quik.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time- n...@febo.com Date: 03/30/2010 11:05 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] OT Question - Surplus Places Sent by: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com As to Boston, there is little in the Boston/Cambridge area any more. There are a couple of places in southern NH, figure an hour north by car: Electronic Planet in Candia PAR Associates in Manchester If you are in the area on the third Sunday of any month, April to October, the MIT UHFRA Flea Market in the Albany Garage is very well worth the trip. Best, -John === Folks; [snip] In as much as most of us can only afford this hobby if we buy surplus, I was wondering if you folks would care to share some of your favorite surplus places? P.S. - future trips include St. Louis MO, Phoenix AZ, and Boston MA if anything comes to mind therein. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/ listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] OT Question - Surplus Places
Brother Ben ran the surplus store Brother Jay ran Solid State Sales, the IC operation in the basement. -John That's the placeUsed to buy RTL logic there Lester B Veenstra MØYCM K1YCM les...@veenstras.com m0...@veenstras.com k1...@veenstras.com US Postal Address: PSC 45 Box 781 APO AE 09468 USA UK Postal Address: Dawn Cottage Norwood, Harrogate HG3 1SD, UK Telephones: Office: +44-(0)1423-846-385 Home: +44-(0)1943-880-963 Guam Cell: +1-671-788-5654 UK Cell: +44-(0)7716-298-224 US Cell: +1-240-425-7335 Jamaica: +1-876-352-7504 This e-mail and any documents attached hereto contain confidential or privileged information. The information is intended to be for use only by the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the e-mail to the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this e-mail or any documents attached hereto is prohibited. -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Dent Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 2:30 PM To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] OT Question - Surplus Places Lester Veenstra-I guess this means Eli's is gone ! I used to go to Eli Heffron Sons when Eli ran it and also after the two sons took over the business. There was always something of interest to be found. I never knew I 'needed' an item until I saw it at the bottom of a pile of other treasures. I believe it has now morphed into a business called E.L.I. that sells used computer workstations. It is still located at 139 Hampshire Ave. but I haven't been there in 20 years or so. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] OT Question - Surplus Places
And I had completely forgotten about Meshnas. Spent much more time there, and one company in the same area that morphed into electronic music instruments. Lester B Veenstra MØYCM K1YCM les...@veenstras.com m0...@veenstras.com k1...@veenstras.com US Postal Address: PSC 45 Box 781 APO AE 09468 USA UK Postal Address: Dawn Cottage Norwood, Harrogate HG3 1SD, UK Telephones: Office: +44-(0)1423-846-385 Home: +44-(0)1943-880-963 Guam Cell: +1-671-788-5654 UK Cell: +44-(0)7716-298-224 US Cell: +1-240-425-7335 Jamaica: +1-876-352-7504 This e-mail and any documents attached hereto contain confidential or privileged information. The information is intended to be for use only by the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the e-mail to the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this e-mail or any documents attached hereto is prohibited. -Original Message- From: J. Forster [mailto:j...@quik.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 4:28 PM To: les...@veenstras.com; Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] OT Question - Surplus Places Brother Ben ran the surplus store Brother Jay ran Solid State Sales, the IC operation in the basement. -John That's the placeUsed to buy RTL logic there Lester B Veenstra MØYCM K1YCM les...@veenstras.com m0...@veenstras.com k1...@veenstras.com US Postal Address: PSC 45 Box 781 APO AE 09468 USA UK Postal Address: Dawn Cottage Norwood, Harrogate HG3 1SD, UK Telephones: Office: +44-(0)1423-846-385 Home: +44-(0)1943-880-963 Guam Cell: +1-671-788-5654 UK Cell: +44-(0)7716-298-224 US Cell: +1-240-425-7335 Jamaica: +1-876-352-7504 This e-mail and any documents attached hereto contain confidential or privileged information. The information is intended to be for use only by the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the e-mail to the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this e-mail or any documents attached hereto is prohibited. -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Dent Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 2:30 PM To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] OT Question - Surplus Places Lester Veenstra-I guess this means Eli's is gone ! I used to go to Eli Heffron Sons when Eli ran it and also after the two sons took over the business. There was always something of interest to be found. I never knew I 'needed' an item until I saw it at the bottom of a pile of other treasures. I believe it has now morphed into a business called E.L.I. that sells used computer workstations. It is still located at 139 Hampshire Ave. but I haven't been there in 20 years or so. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
[time-nuts] OT Question - Surplus Places
Folks; In as much as most of us can only afford this hobby if we buy surplus, I was wondering if you folks would care to share some of your favorite surplus places? My specific need involves a trip to Birmingham AL and Atlanta GA two weeks hence. Can anyone recommend any worthwhile places in these areas? I tried to find such things in Huntsville AL last year, without success. Have all the NASA/contractor places closed there? Thank you all for any advice! Sincerely; Tom Frank, KA2CDK P.S. - future trips include St. Louis MO, Phoenix AZ, and Boston MA if anything comes to mind therein. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] OT Question - Surplus Places
As to Boston, there is little in the Boston/Cambridge area any more. There are a couple of places in southern NH, figure an hour north by car: Electronic Planet in Candia PAR Associates in Manchester If you are in the area on the third Sunday of any month, April to October, the MIT UHFRA Flea Market in the Albany Garage is very well worth the trip. Best, -John === Folks; [snip] In as much as most of us can only afford this hobby if we buy surplus, I was wondering if you folks would care to share some of your favorite surplus places? P.S. - future trips include St. Louis MO, Phoenix AZ, and Boston MA if anything comes to mind therein. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] OT Question - Surplus Places
Zip in boston only somewhat in santa clara ca for parts. Little test equipment. All goes to ebay, for ebay On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 10:53 PM, Thomas A. Frank ka2...@cox.net wrote: Folks; In as much as most of us can only afford this hobby if we buy surplus, I was wondering if you folks would care to share some of your favorite surplus places? My specific need involves a trip to Birmingham AL and Atlanta GA two weeks hence. Can anyone recommend any worthwhile places in these areas? I tried to find such things in Huntsville AL last year, without success. Have all the NASA/contractor places closed there? Thank you all for any advice! Sincerely; Tom Frank, KA2CDK P.S. - future trips include St. Louis MO, Phoenix AZ, and Boston MA if anything comes to mind therein. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] OT Question - Surplus Places
I guess this means Eli's is gone ! Lester B Veenstra MØYCM K1YCM les...@veenstras.com m0...@veenstras.com k1...@veenstras.com US Postal Address: PSC 45 Box 781 APO AE 09468 USA UK Postal Address: Dawn Cottage Norwood, Harrogate HG3 1SD, UK Subject: Re: [time-nuts] OT Question - Surplus Places As to Boston, there is little in the Boston/Cambridge area any more. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
