{"id":21099,"date":"2016-09-04T08:32:24","date_gmt":"2016-09-04T12:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=21099"},"modified":"2016-09-04T11:07:40","modified_gmt":"2016-09-04T15:07:40","slug":"a-photo-tour-of-the-2016-shelby-hamfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/a-photo-tour-of-the-2016-shelby-hamfest\/","title":{"rendered":"A photo tour of the 2016 Shelby Hamfest"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My Labor Day weekend was free of travel again this year, so I was able to make another\u00a0pilgrimage to the\u00a0Shelby (North Carolina) hamfest<\/a> with my good buddies, Vlado (N3CZ)<\/a>, Dave (K4SV)<\/a> and Phil (W9IXX)<\/a>. This year, all four of us brought things to sell<\/em> in the flea market.<\/p>\n

The Shelby Hamfest\u2013referred to, locally, as \u201cThe Grand-Daddy of them All\u201d\u2013has long been regarded as one of the largest hamfests in the southeast US.\u00a0Last year, I posted photos from the hamfest<\/a> and many of you sent notes of thanks for that.<\/p>\n

We arrived very early yesterday, prior to the gates opening for general admission. We set up our tables and almost immediately had customers in front of us. This year, I was in selling mode, not buying mode, as I desperately need to downsize some of my collection and use the money to offset costs of review radios, and some of the conferences I’m attending this year.<\/p>\n

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The seller of this Grundig Satellit 500 only wanted $75–an exceptional bargain. I turned it on, though, and quickly discovered the LCD screen worked intermittently after having only been on for a few seconds. It was a little scuffed up too. Still–it produced great audio.\"IMG_20160903_104935512\" \"IMG_20160903_104924284\" \"IMG_20160903_104909396\" \"IMG_20160903_104840559\" \"IMG_20160903_104753772_HDR\" \"IMG_20160903_104732133\" \"IMG_20160903_104706457_TOP\" \"IMG_20160903_104638547_HDR\" \"IMG_20160903_104633192\" \"IMG_20160903_104355149\" \"IMG_20160903_104343941_HDR\" \"IMG_20160903_104335454_HDR\" \"IMG_20160903_094424451\" \"IMG_20160903_094413210\" \"IMG_20160903_094350615_TOP\" \"IMG_20160903_094345045_HDR\" \"IMG_20160903_094337535\" \"IMG_20160903_094247499_TOP\" \"IMG_20160903_094222390\" \"IMG_20160903_094157726\" \"IMG_20160903_094153301\" \"IMG_20160903_094129115_TOP\" \"IMG_20160903_094125382\" \"IMG_20160903_094121510\" \"IMG_20160903_094112237\" \"IMG_20160903_094108929_TOP\" \"IMG_20160903_094102125\" \"IMG_20160903_094057690\" \"IMG_20160903_094051265\" \"IMG_20160903_094047198_HDR\" \"IMG_20160903_094043251\"<\/p>\n

Someone had done a spectacular job restoring this Super-Pro. It would make a fine addition to any shack.
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The same seller who had the Grundig Satellit 500 was also selling this Sony ICF-6500W for $75. Other than scratchy pots, it seemed to work well. \u00a0It was very tempting to purchase, but I passed in the end.\"IMG_20160903_093525866_TOP\"<\/p>\n

He was selling this Panasonic for $150. I passed because I had a hunch it needed a little work.\"IMG_20160903_093512146\" \"IMG_20160903_093503774\" \"IMG_20160903_093301777\" \"IMG_20160903_093259270\" \"IMG_20160903_092333597_TOP\" \"IMG_20160903_091445596\" \"IMG_20160903_090320282_HDR\" \"IMG_20160903_090221887\" \"IMG_20160903_090216356\" \"IMG_20160903_090213331_HDR\"<\/p>\n

One of the finest R-274-As I’ve ever seen. Again: someone spent a great deal of time restoring this beauty. By the time I found it in the flea market, it had already been sold. Thank goodness!\"IMG_20160903_090137715\" \"IMG_20160903_090122681\" \"IMG_20160903_090115476_HDR\" \"IMG_20160903_090103868_HDR\" \"IMG_20160903_090059269\" \"IMG_20160903_090048304_TOP\" \"IMG_20160903_090028432_TOP\" \"IMG_20160903_085937840_HDR\" \"IMG_20160903_085717679\" \"IMG_20160903_085703210_TOP\" \"IMG_20160903_085642966\" \"IMG_20160903_085627053\" \"IMG_20160903_085624079\" \"IMG_20160903_085617071\"<\/p>\n

I\u00a0must have spotted at least six or seven Hallicrafters SX-100s this year at Shelby.
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I managed to come home with only $40 worth of parts: connectors, cables, plugs and a 17 meter band MFJ whip antenna (to try on my recently-acquired Elecraft KX2<\/a>). I was pretty proud of myself as there were an exceptional number of vintage radios I would have loved to have taken home (like the console radio below–!).<\/p>\n

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Any Post readers attend the Shelby hamfest? Have you attended any other local hamfests recently? \u00a0If so, please comment on what you found!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My Labor Day weekend was free of travel again this year, so I was able to make another\u00a0pilgrimage to the\u00a0Shelby (North Carolina) hamfest with my good buddies, Vlado (N3CZ), Dave (K4SV) and Phil (W9IXX). This year, all four of us brought things to sell in the flea market. 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