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[Kevin McClaning]

Oh, you know, I think I skipped a groove. I'm selling at another hamfest 
in MD this weekend. They're the ones with the "no pre-opening sale" rule.

K


On 3/16/2018 2:03 PM, Pete Soper via TriEmbed wrote:
> Hi Kevin,
>
> On 03/16/2018 09:27 AM, Kevin McClaning via TriEmbed wrote:
>>
>> I'll have a table there, if you have a SMALL amount of stuff you want 
>> to get rid of. First time table buyer. I bought it mostly to get in 
>> early although we're forbidden from buying before the hordes are 
>> allowed in. :)
>>
> Huh? When I decided to swap the amateur radio hobby for other 
> activities, I sold great gleeping gobs of my stuff before opening 
> time. Yes, it was to dealers who turned around and made a profit on 
> it. But for me it was an acceptable sale vs no sale. I hauled two 
> sections of Rohn 45 to RARSfest and couldn't get anybody interested in 
> the *complete* 110 foot tower system it was advertising, but I had 
> lacked the sense to put a clear sign on the sections to communicate 
> with the dealers beforehand. But when I connected with somebody prior 
> to the start of a later attempt it led to a deal that got the thing 
> out of my barn.
>
> Seriously, I've been at many of the RARSfests for over 30 years and 
> this is the first time I've heard of this rule. One could at least 
> slip a "sold" sign on something one second after start time and have 
> the other party pick it up later to stay within the rules? I don't 
> want to condone breaking the rules. The RARSFest organizers are 
> friends. But surely a verbal contract before the start time would not 
> be "illegal"?
>
> Good luck with the TRS!
>
> Regard,
> Pete AD4L
>>
>> I'm usually in the market for HP/Agilent equipment (spectrum 
>> analyzers, signal generators, scopes) and RF components.
>>
>> I have a working TRS Model 100 with manual, in pretty good shape, if 
>> you're interested. Worked last time I played with it.
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>> On 3/16/2018 9:14 AM, Alex Davis via TriEmbed wrote:
>>> Anyone going to RARSFest looking for a particular item? Perhaps we 
>>> could collaborate and help each other. We may also discover someone 
>>> already has what we want and is just waiting for someone to come and 
>>> get it at their home.
>>>
>>> I am looking for:
>>> - 1980s-era computers
>>> - 1980s-era CRT displays, esp. CGA/EGA and monochrome
>>> - oscilloscopes which have XYZ inputs but do not have an integral 
>>> graticule
>>>
>>> Might I also suggest if we can park together, we can bring stuff to 
>>> swap/gift and have a trunk swap at some point (1200?). I have a 
>>> number of parts bins with things I bought in quantity I will never 
>>> use all of, that you may enjoy pawing through.
>>>
>>> Alex
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