SWI Fest 2023


News / Saturday, March 4th, 2023

Going East from I-80 exit 8 about five miles you get to a sign ‘McClelland 4’ (left – North) and at about 3 of the 4 come across the SCOLA receiving site and all these satellite dishes. Two more left turns takes you to the quonset hut Town Hall and the big show first Saturday in March. Les WBOKFK is our anchor (D&L Antennas) from KCMO, and has a lot of stuff other than antennas, all you need to make your station work.
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Though it’s a ‘small show’ in terms of number of tables, you’re likely to find at least one of most items you’ll need. (including humor)
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Inside the ‘hut’ first table on the left was Joel KOOQL, One Quart Low, with this rare and beautiful IC-575 6&10 Meter rig.
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Next table was Steve NOORU from Anita IA with this stack including a Ten-Tec HF rig and matching power supply; a Big rack mount Astron, and 2 Kenwoods, the original 520 (without 160) for $225 and the first all transistor rig from them, the 120 which came out just before WARC 79 without the WARC bands.
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Third table on the left was John KBOQKH and XYL Gloria KCOIHV. John was offering his Spectrum Analyzer for $1800, a real one with wide ranging capability, not one of those hundred dollar or less hand held Tiny SA types. (The handhelds now have one that goes to a couple of Gigacycles for a hundred and a half.)
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Come back in a day or two for more reporting and pictures