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COARA Fall Swap Meet Sat 10/28

Finally! The fall swap meet.

COARA (Central Ohio Antique Radio Association) is holding its Fall Swap Meet October 29^th, 2022 in Sunbury, Ohio (30 minutes North of Columbus)Please contact COARA or Barry Bennett if you would like vendor space. Indoor space may be limited; outdoor space not so much, if the weather cooperates. Outdoor space is unsheltered. AC power is available.COARA Contact: president@coara.orgContact Barry directly: tvmobile.bb@gmail.com Vendor charge is $10 per table space. Tables are not unlimited, so indicate if you can bring your own. Registration is not needed for vendors, but it’s first come first served on space, and if we run out of that, we can’t make more.
*When: Oct. 29, 2022*Setup: 7am outdoor and indoor vendor setup*Time: 8am – 12 noon officially*Location: 130 Burrer Drive, Sunbury, Ohio 43074, about 4 miles east of the I-71/Ohio 36 interchange
Of note: This location (mine) happens to be the current home of both my test gear museum, and the former PTOP inventory of the late Gary Schneider. *Some* of this inventory will be on the tables for purchase. It also looks like we will have some of the late Ray Tiner estate as well (tentative).

Fall Super Meet! Saturday 10/8

Sep28

Springwood Park Pavilion Richmond, Indiana. Saturday October 8th 2022.

This meet will be open to all kinds of vacuum tube electronics and pre-1980 solid state electronics. This includes antique radios, vintage stereo & hifi equipment, phonographs, TVs and accessories, test equipment, literature, electronic parts, etc. Windup phonographs and Victrolas are also welcome.
7:00 am: Outdoor setup.
9:00 am: Bldg open for setup. There are only 20 large tables available for indoor setup,
first come/first serve. Plenty of room for extra tables if you bring your own.
9:00-
10:00 am: Register for the Meet and Auction. Auction Setup.
9:30 am: Popular Vote Contest setup.
1 0:00am-
12 Noon: Vintage Radio Evaluation. Bring a radio for condition and value estimates.
11 :30am: Popular Vote Results Announced
12 Noon: Donation and consignment auction of vintage radio and radio related equipment.

COARA Club Meeting September 2022

Sep8

The next club meeting will be at the Stereo Lab on Wednesday September 21st at 7PM.

The Stereo Lab is located at 4532 Indianola Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43214.

Fall Swap Meet 2022

May17

The next COARA swap meet will be in the fall of 2022. The date is to be announced.

The next COARA club meeting will be on June 15th at the home of Dave Poland. 7:00 PM. Check your email for details.

COARA FALL SWAP MEET!

Sep13

It is on! Finally, we get to host a swap meet for everyone. The sale will be on Saturday, October 9 from 8 AM till Noon. Location at the usual place, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in the shelter house and in the parking lot.

St. Paul Lutheran Church

4686 East Walnut Street

Westerville, Ohio 43081

There will be no charge for club members that wish to set up. Set up begins at 7AM. There is electricity in the shelter house and restroom facilities in the church.

Please contact Scott Freshour phresh04@gmail.com for more information.

COARA – Fall Swap Meet

Aug25

St. Paul Lutheran Church

4686 East Walnut Street

Westerville, Ohio 43081

There will be no charge for club members that wish to set up. Set up begins at 7AM. There is electricity in the shelter house and restroom facilities in the church.

Please contact Scott Freshour phresh04@gmail.com for more information.

Club Meeting Wednesday July 21

Jul8

We will be having a club meeting on Wednesday July 21st at 7P.M. at the Stereo Lab. The Stereo Lab is located at 4532 Indianola, Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43214.

Agenda items include:

The future of our post Covid club
Meeting cadence
Volunteers to help sort parts
2021 swap meet discussion
Show and tell
Events schedule

Club Meeting March 24th

Mar8

Please join us for the first club meeting of 2021. We will meet at the Stereo Lab, 4532 Indianola, Ave. Columbus, Ohio 43214. Meeting will begin at 7:00 P.M.

Agenda includes:

Welcome
News and Events
The future of the club in 2021
Show and tell
Closing

See you then!

March 2021 Meeting

Feb8

We are still hoping to have a meeting next month in March of 2021. It will have been a year since the craziness started and kept us from enjoying our hobby together.

Stay tuned as we plan to get together next month.

Scott

April Swap Meet Canceled

Apr8

Be safe, be healthy.

The COARA spring swap meet has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled. Due to the statewide lock down that extends till May 1 we will not be able to have this meet. Additionally, we want all of our members to be safe, healthy and ready to join us in the fall when we will try again with our fall tailgate swapmeet.