so im finally making the trip out to dayton this year, first time in probably 6 years. last time i went i picked up a pretty clean kenwood ts-430s for like 80 bucks from some old timer who just wanted it gone. hoping to find something similar this time around but honestly even if i dont score anything good its just fun walking around and talking to people

our local club is also doing a swap meet next month, nothing huge just the parking lot at the fire station we usually meet at but usually a few decent rigs show up. if anyones in the central ohio area its the second saturday, check the arrl website for the details i think someone posted it there

dayton is worth every bit of the drive man. i go almost every year and even when i dont buy anything i end up spending way too much time at the flea market just digging through boxes. found a barely used LDG tuner last year still in the box for 40 bucks. get there early though like before the gates even open if you can, the good stuff disappears fast

wish i could make it but its like 9 hours from me. our local club barely gets 15 people to the monthly meeting anymore so a swap meet feels like a long shot lol. maybe next year for dayton, ive been saying that for 3 years though