where to obtain cheap electronics

[Mattz]

-----Original Message-----
From: steve ravet <steve at sun4c409.imes.com>
To: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu <diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Monday, June 22, 1998 8:12 AM
Subject: where to obtain cheap electronics


>mattz at pond.com wrote:
>
>> The best place to obtain cheap electronic parts is to contact your local
>> ham radio club ..
>> I go to the local ham festavals at leasat 2x a year.. I bought a dual
trace
>> scope for $20.00 (50mhz)
>> several powersupplies by the pound (yea they are ugly and old but for the
>> $$ you cant touch it)
>> They had a "free" pile there also, you put something that looked good and
>> you got to take something out..
>> I dumped some old junk rf generators and picked a signal tracer and some
>> other crap..
>
>I know there are some people here from Austin...  What's the closest
>place to find one of these hamfests?  I know there's a second saturday
>thing in Dallas, but what about here?
>
>--steve
>
>--
>Steve Ravet
>International Meta Systems
>http://www.imes.com
>steve at imes.com
>

Check out the AARL web page.. I think I saw a list of hame fest there once.
You can also search lycos for hamfest dates etc..you may have to drive a few
hours but it will be worth it.


z