UK rallies Sunday

[artag]

Cambridge  Repeater Group
McMichael, Reading

Anybody going ?

[tggzzz]

Not me, but another denizen is planning on going to McMichael.

Chippenham on 28th July
FRARS on 11th
Rugby on 18th
MKARS on 25th (possibly)
Telford 1st September

[artag]

I did cambridge. Sadly, it seems to get smaller every year. It used to be one of the best a few years ago.
I got there reasonably early though and came away with a bargain Agilent 6633B.

[tggzzz]

Sadly, it seems to get smaller every year.

They all are, a consequence of attendees'  age, covid, ebay.

One of my favourites, Didcot/Harwell is now defunct.

[tggzzz]

I did cambridge. Sadly, it seems to get smaller every year. It used to be one of the best a few years ago.
I got there reasonably early though and came away with a bargain Agilent 6633B.

I don't suppose you noticed Robert763 https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/test-equipment-anonymous-(tea)-group-therapy-thread/msg5572715/#msg5572715

[tggzzz]

Two reports about McMichael: https://teanonymous.com/f1/viewtopic.php?t=316

[Robert763]

I left the bargain HP PSU for someone else. I did get a demonstrated working HP 204D LF oscillator for £5 :-)

[Robert763]

I did cambridge. Sadly, it seems to get smaller every year. It used to be one of the best a few years ago.
I got there reasonably early though and came away with a bargain Agilent 6633B.

The Wood Green one was the best local venue. All I've got there recently is a dodgy mutt. This is the second one they palmed off on me.

[artag]

Ha - I wasn't far behind you. I saw you buy the 6058 . See tggzzz's comment elsewhere. Thanks for leaving the HP!

I think Wood Green was actually the Cambridge radio club, CDARC. There's a lot of cross-fertilization but CDARC rally used to be in Addenbrooke's Ambulance Station in winter and held one or two in a barn near the Mullard telescope. I don't think they still have a rally though I'd be happ[y to hear if they do.

The Repeater group (who run the amateur repeaters at Barkway tower) used to hold their rally in the Pye (later Philips) car park. There may have been another location before they settled at Foxton, I don't recall.

[Robert763]

Anyone going to Bury St Edmunds tomorrow?
It's a new rally only it's second year. I didn't go last year.

[mikeselectricstuff]

I went to McMichael - reasonable size and range of stuff, only thing I bought was a huge bin of random NOS chips - PIC18s, 680x0,Z80 & other stuff.

[Robert763]

Went to Bury St Edmunds today. Only about 35 miles down the A14 so easy for me. Took the dog as it was advertised as dog friendly. It was very dog friendly. Fair number of sellers mostly small. Not much TE. A few analog scopes, couple of Bird Thru-line power meters etc. Didn't buy any TE. Some components including some nice APEM toggle switches, 8 for 50p. Label says HM Gov. paid £57 each for them in '97 current price from mouser £202 each 
Oddities included a CV148 IR image converter tube of WWII vintage for 50p and a Noga deburring tool with spare blades in a "free" bin.  gave th seller a couple of quid for that one. Nearly bought a nanoVNA for £20 but the screen was scratched and as it wasn't chargeed I could not check it.
So nothing special but friendly and a nice trip out.

[Squarewave]

Sadly, it seems to get smaller every year.

They all are, a consequence of attendees'  age, covid, ebay.

One of my favourites, Didcot/Harwell is now defunct.

Harwell used to be really good, February too, indoors, a good start to the year.