New England Antique Radio Club

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New England Antique Radio Club
Updated July 17, 2010

Founded in June of 1988, The New England Antique Radio Club, Inc is dedicated to the preservation, collection, restoration, and enjoyment of antique and collectable radios, TV's, and related equipment.

2010/2011 Swap Meet Information
Much of the New England Antique Radio Club activity focuses around the club swap meets. These events provide club members with an opportunity to gather together to buy, sell and trade radios, TVs, parts, tubes, books, magazines and, most importantly, the chance to meet and exchange ideas with other radio collectors. The public is always invited to attend and enjoy a day of radio fun and nostalgia.

NEARC membership is required to rent tables and be a dealer at these flea-market format swap meets.

Dealer tables are available for $15 each with Prepaid-by-Mail Reservations. Advance reservation "green" forms are mailed to all NEARC members. Reservations are prepaid (check, money order or cash) and must be mailed in time to be received at least one day BEFORE the swap meet date. Phone and email reservations will NOT be accepted.

Non-members may become swap meet dealers by joining NEARC for $12 and paying for your rental table(s), if any tables are still available.

Dealer setup is from 7:30 AM (+/-) to 8:30 AM.

Please contact Swap Meet Chairman Charlie Perkett at (603) 898-4821 for information about table availability. You must be a NEARC member to rent swap meet tables but everybody can come, enjoy the swap meet and buy an old radio that brings back memories.

Saturday, October 2, 2010 - NEARC Fall Swap Meet Scheduled!

Our past swap meets at the Manchester Bingo Center have been so successful that we have scheduled our 2011 Spring & Fall swap meets there too! The Bingo Center is heated and air-conditioned so our indoor swap meet will be comfortable rain or shine.

Our Admission Times are:

7:30 to 8:30 AM --	$10	-- Admission During Dealer Setup
8:30 to 10:00 AM --	$3	-- Regular Admission
10:00 AM to 12 Noon --	FREE!	-- Open "No Charge" Admission
Children under 12 - Admitted free with accompanying Adult. The Manchester Bingo Center (165 John E. Devine Drive, Manchester, NH) has easy highway access from I-293 Exit 1, plenty of free parking, a brightly lit function hall, new tables and cushioned chairs, a snack bar with a wide selection of breakfast and lunch offerings, clean restrooms and an ATM for converting "plastic" into cash.

2011 NEARC Swap Meets Scheduled!

Saturday April 16, 2011 and Saturday October 1, 2011.

Both swap meets are at the Manchester Bingo Center. Be sure to reserve your tables!

Swap Meet Contest Categories

October 2, 2010 - Manchester Bingo Center, Manchester, NH

Contest Categories:

Lafayette -— The Lafayette name has been around for years, selling parts and radios through catalogs and stores. It was the "Radio Shack" of its day, with a broad if not fancy product line, so there are lots of Lafayette items out there in people's collections. Let's see anything with that Lafayette name on it: radios, phonographs, Ham gear, accessories, etc.
Military Radio -— Radio and electronics have been used by the Armed Forces since the earliest days of wireless, and it's always interesting equipment. Whether it was designed for use in the trenches, trucks, submarines or aircraft, military radio gear has eventually found its way into the hands of collectors. Dig into your collection, and bring out those Command Sets, Walkie-Talkies, BC-610s, spy radios, whatever. Let's see them!
Magazines -— Would it have been possible for radio to become the commonplace thing that it is without all the wonderful magazines that catered to every aspect of the art? For almost the entire 20th century, and continuing today, magazines about radio have informed, inflamed and inspired people. Some of them have become collector's items themselves. What radio/electronics-related magazines do you have that still stir your enthusiasm? Share them with us.

April 16, 2011 - Manchester Bingo Center, Manchester, NH

Contest Categories:

TBD

Membership

The New England Antique Radio Club is accepting new members!

Membership in the New England Antique Radio Club is open to everyone interested in antique and collectible radios, TVs and related items. Wherever your interest lies, from 1920s TRF and crystal sets, 1930s cathedrals and consoles, 1940s AM-only and AM/FM bookshelf radios, 1950s Hi-Fi stereo component systems, or 1960s transistor radios, your NEARC membership is welcome.

NEARC membership is US$12.00 per calendar year. All members receive a subscription to the NEARC Radio News, our quarterly newsletter, as well as the opportunity to purchase table space at our Spring and Fall swap meets.

To join NEARC, send a check or postal money order to our Membership Secretary, Ray Bintliff, 2 Powder Horn Lane, Acton, MA 01720-2014.

Directions!

The location for swap meets is the Bingo Center in Manchester, NH.

Use I-93 or Everet Turnpike (Rt 3 in MA) or Route 101 to reach I-293 in southern Manchester NH (Not along the Merrimack River).
Take I-293 Exit 1 and turn NORTH onto South Willow Street (Rt 28) (away from the Mall of NH)
On South Willow Street (after the I-293 entrance/exit ramps), turn LEFT at the SECOND TRAFFIC SIGNAL onto John E Devine Drive.
(FYI, This turn is across from Quirk Chevrolet. As you turn onto John E Devine Drive, TD Bank is on your left, and Friendly's is on your right. If you miss the turn, turn left into the very next shopping center, head towards the Friendly's parking lot, turn right onto McGrail Circle, and turn right onto John E Devine Drive..)
The First Bingo Center Driveway leads to a 150-car parking lot in front fo the main entrance. There is Handicap Parking available here. The Second Bingo Center driveway leads to a large 800-car parking lot immediately behind both the smaller lot and the Bingo Center.

NEARC Contacts
NEARC Mailing Address: NEARC, 16 Sunset Road, Salem, NH 03079
NEARC Officers:
- President	Charles Perkett 603 898-4821
- Vice President	John Wetherell
- Treasurer	Ray Bintliff
- Secretary	Ross Hochstrasser
- Membership Secretary	Ray Bintliff
Additional NEARC Officials:
- NEARC Radio News Editor	Charlie Perkett
- Swap Meet Chairman	Charlie Perkett
- Meet Contest Chairman	Mark Nelson
- Club Librarian	Bill Morse 94 Golden Street New London, CT 06320 Phone: (860) 442-0233
- NEARC Photographers	Mark Nelson
*Board Of Directors*	Bob Fuerderer George Merrill Mark Nelson Tom Perera Bill Shenette Dave Sutherland