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Trip to Apex Surplus

Disorganized Mayhem! But I loved it. You had an array of resistors on the same shelf as O Rings. Nothing is priced and while shopping boxes were provided, small bags would have been really helpful.

I bought two things, a large diameter Raytheon tuning knob (NIB) and a relay socket. $10.

In thinking back to 1967 San Francisco and the tough choice between the BC-348 Receiver and the topless hotties it was a reminder. Well today the hotties would be in their 80's suffering from sagging boobs, but the BC-348 receivers still maintain an allure. There were no less than four of them and all in good shape and the prices ranged from $170 to $230. The sales guy hinted even those prices were subject to negotiation.

There were also a bunch of National receivers from the same vintage. No HRO receivers were evident. One of them had a gear driven drive system with two circular dials with one that gave a readout to 1kHz. 

So, in summary, a trip involving Boobs and Tubes and a whole lot of stuff seemingly thrown on the shelves.

So, if you are visiting SoCal, a trip to Apex Surplus has got to be on your list.

73's
Pete N6QW

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