[SunRescue] West coast swap note... (was Re: "Hooking up" at TCF this weekend)

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I'm a SF person, Amateur(KG6DKQ) and LARK member.  I'll be at the swap
tomorrow collectin' fundage from the vendors and getting first grab at
their wares. :)  We let them in for setup at 7am, so by 8am, the good
stuff is generally gone (on good weather days).  FYI. :)

If anyone here is vending, I'm the d00d with the UserFriendly coffee vat
in my hand at the upper parking lot. :D


On Sat, 5 May 2001, Robert Novak wrote:

> On Sat, 5 May 2001, Ken Hansen wrote:
> 
> > Field Report, Day One:
> > 
> > Weather was pretty reaonable - started out in the low 70's, then got
> > overcast arounf luchtime (1:00), with a bit of rain/drizzle for an hour or
> > two, followed by Freakin' heat. Typical schitzophrenic weather for TCF.
> 
> Cool report. Looks like there were some deals to be had.
> 
> I don't know how many San Francisco area people are on the list, but I
> seem to recall 1 or 2. If you've not been acquainted with it, the
> Livermore Amateur Radio Klub (LARK) sponsors a swap meet the first Sunday
> of each month in Livermore, rain or shine... usually some good computer
> stuff in addition to the radio stuff.
> 
> There's often a fair bit of Sun stuff, at least one vendor always has an
> assortment of $200-300 sun4m systems. Occasionally you'll find some VME
> stuff too. I've gotten some nice non-sun deals there too... the $50
> Alphastation 250 from a couple of months ago, a free HP of some sort (I
> don't remember where I put it), and a couple of PR440FX motherboards for
> $5 each. It varies... bad weather usually leads to light turnout for
> buyers and sellers alike, but on a good day there's probably a hundred
> vendors and some good deals.
> 
> If you're curious, check out
> http://www.bayinsider.com/community/groups/LARK/Swap_Meet.html for details
> and directions.
> 
> There's also the Foothill swap, 2nd Saturday of each month March-October
> in Los Altos, California... more computer stuff than radio, also some good
> cellular bits (yum, 3800mAh nokia battery). www.electronicsfleamarket.com
> for details.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Robert Novak, Indyramp Consulting * rnovak at indyramp.com * indyramp.com/~rnovak
>         "And it's been a long December and there's reason to believe
>            Maybe this year will be better than the last...." -- counting crows
> 
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