The day couldn’t have been any more perfect for this show - it barely got above mid 70s.
However, the show was substantially smaller this year, which is something I’ve noticed about the regional shows as we get further into 2024. There’s just not as many vendors showing up. That could be because the economy is turning to crap - some of these guys just come to see friends and BS with people, the sales being a “hey I made some cash, nice!” side effect. The crashing economy also seems to have reduced prices - I picked up some things that would have been a lot more expensive just a few years ago (and still are being sold on eBay for outrageous sums!)
Regardless, there were still some things to be seen and had, and this show rarely disappoints. This is some of the good stuff I looked at this year.
A neat voltmeter with an IBM label.
A Sony multi-band radio sits among some other interesting devices.
An airband two-way handheld sits among some Heath equipment.
A battery tester. Odd stuff.
The seller said the markers were the best deal at the show.
An old old Buick car radio - full of tubes.
It's a Commodore Cornucopia!
A direction finder radio.
I didn't need it, but the little siggen was cool.
I swear there was at least 3 of these for every person on earth.
A common sight, a table full of random items.
Just parts. I took the RC tester in the upper right.
Many things. There was another tester in top the HP unit that I took.
This massive converter box went under your dash.
Old meters in lovely wooden cases.
An old National radio with it's band selectors.
A Wooden Weston with a hand marked scale.
Personal Portables. That sounds like a Jeopardy category.
I almost took the S38 for parts.
You'd never guess what I saw at the radio show. That's right, radios!
A speaker among the other equipment. I need to pick one of those up sometime.
It's all 10 dollars a unit. I took the Heath signal tracer.
Lots of old equipment always shows up.
More test equipment.
Some random radio gear and a tube tester.
A friend examines a rebadged Sony VTR.
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Next show is either the Massillon show - if I can get to it, or the Fort Wayne show, which always rounds out the year for my fest-goings.
