Welcome to Renningers Antiques &

Sponsored by Delaware Valley Historic Radio Club
Dealer Set-up Friday morning. Open Saturday at 7am.
All buyers welcome to shop Friday & Saturday
Free Overnight Camping
Audio and Ham Welcome (non computer show)
Afternoon Auction by DVHRC
Free Parking No Admission
Exhibitor Reservation Suggested 2nd Pavilion (Rain or Shine)
Show will sell out Make your reservation Early!!!
Show held at Renningers Antiques & Farmers Market
740 Noble St. Kutztown, Pa.
M-Th 570 385 0104 or Fri- Sat. 610 683 6848

Radio Tech Questions
Lewie - 610-262-3255 email - Lewallie@aol.com

Slide Show of Radio Show

Here's John Hagman's take on things. A version of this text will probably
show up (eventually) in ARC

When I was growing up in and around New York City, the end of our world
was Paterson, NJ. Beyond that was a land we literally referred to as "China".
I knew people who went to the Poconos in summer but we were Jersey Shore
(as they say "downd da' shoe-wah") or upstate NY types in my family. So it's
ironic by means of radio collecting 30 years after I moved away from the
NY area that I've come to travel through and know NEPA (northeast
Pennsylvania) so well. I've even learned to speak like a real Scrantonite, although I
was happy this trip not to break down there on the way to the 19th Kutztown
Radio Meet, Sept.. 19 and 20, 2008. I've been to this meet a few times,
it's become a habit, you know? Or as they say, I bean downtada meet a
couple-two-tree (sic) times, love dat Shoofly pie, haina? Spend me a mess
o' kapoosta when I'm down der.......


I stayed at my usual and recommended Comfort Inn in West Allentown on
Thursday night, and had a good breakfast the next day which dawned clear
if a bit chilly. I arrived the Renninger's pavilion about 9 to find it about
half setup already. Dealers were still arriving at a brisk pace. I did my
usual walk around for an hour and a half, trying to find those bargains so
good they don't make it off the truck. But this time I found nothing too
tempting so in late morning I set up my own booth. I also started shooting
pictures in quantity, I purchased a tiny Sony Cybershot camera this summer
and it was great having it on my person nearly the whole meet. Attendance
looked stronger than ever so far despite the difficult economic news of late.


By mid-afternoon I had sold about a third of my stuff, and settled down to|
the eating and greeting phase of the meet. After some great PA Dutch food
from the farmer's market I had long conversations with good friends like
table-neighbor Paul of tuberadioland.com, and the Oppats who came all the
way from Michigan with their line of repro dials and controls. And of
course Peter Wieck and all the Delaware Valley Historic Radio Club members are
always fun to gab with about what else- old radios and bias levels and
tube lore and other endless arcane subjects. Even as it was approaching
dinnertime sellers keep arriving.


I had a great time on a long walk with the dogs just before it got dark,
the Renninger's field although just outside Kutztown village is quite rural
feeling. Winnie and General have come to love it there, although they do
bark hysterically EVERY time I come back to the van even if I've been gone
only a short time. By nightfall it was getting chilly and I donned a
jacket for Mark Oppat's speaker repair lecture. Mark has collected old radios
since the 1970s. We learned how even the most tattered speaker cone can usually
be patched, and loose spiders reattached.


By 10 pm the radio collector's party was winding down, and I crawled off
to bed. I used to bring DVDs to watch and CDs to listen to but I've learned I|
don't get to them, this meet has plenty of entertainment just talking and walking
radioland.


The next day I made some coffee, wolfed down some breakfast,
and hit the aisles again about 6:20 am. I shopped the new arrivals for
awhile and uncovered my table about 7. Within the next few hours I sold most of the

rest of my stuff and bought a Meissner Analyst, a really cool multipurpose test
device with no less than FOUR eye tubes(all decent fortunately) and some parts
from the Oppat's booth. By noon I was feeling a bit dazed, but I hung out through
much of the auction that then began.


For just over $120- total I won three things in the auction. First was a |
nice Aria table set, eight tubes with motorized tuning, with the same chassis as the

Detrola 175. Later I got a Silvertone "Grandmother" radio clock case keep (within a
few days after the show I was able to find all the missing parts). I also bought a
sawed off Zenith console for some badly needed parts.


I packed up about 3:30 pm, just as the somewhat longer than normal auction|
was wrapping up. I headed north a ways to my friend Peter's Pocono summer
home, and we had a great evening talking radio and Pennsylvania history. Thanks
to he and all the great members of the DVHRC for yet another great show!


Next May 8th & 9 th, 2009 is the 20th Kutztown show, you owe it to yourself to
attend. See t he Renningers website   for details and to reserve a table,
with free camping including. Admission to shop is always free. There's
nothing like that combination radio show/ camping trip/ frat party they call- Kutztown.
See you in the Spring!