Stockwood Park boot sale - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Ian B · 13th May 2007, 10:04 pm

I believe the Dunstable Downs Radio Club open air sale is due to be held on Sunday 20th May at Stockwood Park, Luton. Please shoot me if I'm wrong, I've been to the last 2 and managed to find something worthwhile each time.

Ian Blackbourn

joe · 13th May 2007, 10:30 pm

Yes Ian, I've got it down in the diary for next Sunday. I've usually had some good bargains from there.

I just hope the weather is kinder than it was today.

Joe

Paul Stenning · 13th May 2007, 10:47 pm

It's now in the forum calendar with a link to here.

Can someone add a link to their website, or some directions and times etc, to this thread to help those planning to visit?

Dickie · 14th May 2007, 7:59 am

Here we are:

http://www.ddrcbootsale.org/

Usually a good event , weather permitting!

Dr-Watts · 15th May 2007, 1:20 pm

Unfortunately I'm getting married the day before so I won't be able to come

Or should I say...

I'm getting married so unfortunately I won't be able to come

It's the first one I've missed sinse the early 90's ...

Dave W

Tom_I · 20th May 2007, 12:57 pm

I've just got back from the DDRC boot sale at Stockwood Park, Luton. What a good event! It's the first time I've been, even though I live just down the road, but I would certainly go again.

There was an enormous variety of things on sale - I bought some components and a couple of Grundig transistor sets at £1 each (and they both work!).

The photos don't really give much impression of the size of the event. The site is completely flat, so there are no raised vantage points. Anyway, well worth going, the sale was well set out with plenty of room to move around, and thankfully the weather was kind.

Tom

howard · 20th May 2007, 4:38 pm

Hello,

I was there too, arrived at 8:30am - it's essential to get there early as old radios went quite quickly ! Fortunately the weather was glorious as this is an outdoor event. It was easy to find, around a mile from the M1 (NB: exit 10 is not signposted at the moment due to ongoing roadworks) and the limited parking was £2.

It certainly is a big event with hundreds of tables selling just about everything in the way of electronics, including ham and cb radio, old hi-fi, TV and video junk, tons of components old and new, remote control toys, computer hardware and a fair number of valve and transistor radios. There's a pic of my purchases below including a good complete Hacker Sovereign III (£10), an unmarked Bush TR102 (£3), a Dynatron Nomad with an unmarked case (£3), A National T100 for spares (£2) and an exceptionally nice Roberts R77 for £45. Also valves for £1 each, varios OA diodes for 20p each, and capacitors and transistors for 5-10p each. And I was given a wartime bakelite torch !

So a good day out, especially for that Hacker !

Howard

joe · 20th May 2007, 10:33 pm

I enjoyed it too, but I thought it was much quieter than in previous years.
Anyway I managed to find a few components I needed and also some memory for my ageing PC, 512Mb for a fiver.

Joe

Top Cap · 21st May 2007, 10:24 pm

Yep, I went and it was much quieter than it can be, a trader friend of mine took £400 when normally he takes £1k. Bought a Coronation Twin at bargain price, always wanted one, it had been re-capped etc and very professionally done too. Always worth a visit.
Les

Sean Williams · 21st May 2007, 10:46 pm

I had a reasonable day out there - didnt really buy much - a load of NOS weyrad coils - should be enough there to build a communications receiver, and a good number of high quality coaxial test leads.

Did have a stall as well, although the level of buyers was a lot lower than in previous years - still the usual smattering of valve dealers around first thing though!

Cheers
Sean

howard · 22nd May 2007, 5:57 pm

Hello again,

I've already restored two of the Dunstable sets, the Hacker RP72MB Sovereign III (s/n 19288) which only needed a clean and a squirt of switch cleaner into its pots, and the Bush TR102, which had two dead AF117s replaced with NOS AF116s, one loose aerial wire reattached, realignment (thanks Ron), and dismantle, clean, reassemble and polish. It was a very good day at Dunstable, total expenditure on these two sets including parts £13.40 and both sets are pristine. I shall definitely go again !

Howard

tvden · 22nd May 2007, 6:45 pm

I went and enjoyed it very much, but did not buy a lot just a few components and a few videos and had a nice cup of tea in the museum gardens a very nice meeting and in a very good setting, saw a few members of the forum, on the way back I had to pick up a telly from East Barnett, I lost my cat Furby a few weeks ago in a freak accident and was heatbroken, however next door to where I was collecting the telly I saw another large black cat and it turned out they were looking to re home him I had no cat box and the devil did not want to go in a carboard box the upshot being that I will collect him on the way back from Brighton in a few weeks time, so in all a good day out

13th May 2007, 10:04 pm	#1
Ian B Hexode Join Date: May 2006 Location: Arlesey, Bedfordshire, UK. Posts: 401	Stockwood Park boot sale I believe the Dunstable Downs Radio Club open air sale is due to be held on Sunday 20th May at Stockwood Park, Luton. Please shoot me if I'm wrong, I've been to the last 2 and managed to find something worthwhile each time. Ian Blackbourn

13th May 2007, 10:30 pm	#2
joe Rest in Peace Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Edgware, North London. Posts: 307	Re: Stockwood Park boot sale Yes Ian, I've got it down in the diary for next Sunday. I've usually had some good bargains from there. I just hope the weather is kinder than it was today. Joe

13th May 2007, 10:47 pm	#3
Paul Stenning Administrator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Cardiff Posts: 9,071	Re: Stockwood Park boot sale It's now in the forum calendar with a link to here. Can someone add a link to their website, or some directions and times etc, to this thread to help those planning to visit? __________________ Paul Stenning Forum Admin/Owner and BVWS Webmaster

14th May 2007, 7:59 am	#4
Dickie Octode Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: St. Albans, Hertfordshire, UK. Posts: 1,478	Re: Stockwood Park boot sale Here we are: http://www.ddrcbootsale.org/ Usually a good event , weather permitting! __________________ Regards, Richard, BVWS member

15th May 2007, 1:20 pm	#5
Dr-Watts Heptode Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK. Posts: 696	Re: Stockwood Park boot sale Unfortunately I'm getting married the day before so I won't be able to come Or should I say... I'm getting married so unfortunately I won't be able to come It's the first one I've missed sinse the early 90's ... Dave W __________________ Do you have the scope to be a TV repair man

20th May 2007, 12:57 pm	#6
Tom_I Heptode Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: North Herts. UK. Posts: 549	Re: Stockwood Park boot sale I've just got back from the DDRC boot sale at Stockwood Park, Luton. What a good event! It's the first time I've been, even though I live just down the road, but I would certainly go again. There was an enormous variety of things on sale - I bought some components and a couple of Grundig transistor sets at £1 each (and they both work!). The photos don't really give much impression of the size of the event. The site is completely flat, so there are no raised vantage points. Anyway, well worth going, the sale was well set out with plenty of room to move around, and thankfully the weather was kind. Tom Attached Thumbnails

20th May 2007, 4:38 pm	#7
howard Nonode Join Date: May 2005 Location: Godalming, Surrey, UK. Posts: 2,593	Re: Stockwood Park boot sale Hello, I was there too, arrived at 8:30am - it's essential to get there early as old radios went quite quickly ! Fortunately the weather was glorious as this is an outdoor event. It was easy to find, around a mile from the M1 (NB: exit 10 is not signposted at the moment due to ongoing roadworks) and the limited parking was £2. It certainly is a big event with hundreds of tables selling just about everything in the way of electronics, including ham and cb radio, old hi-fi, TV and video junk, tons of components old and new, remote control toys, computer hardware and a fair number of valve and transistor radios. There's a pic of my purchases below including a good complete Hacker Sovereign III (£10), an unmarked Bush TR102 (£3), a Dynatron Nomad with an unmarked case (£3), A National T100 for spares (£2) and an exceptionally nice Roberts R77 for £45. Also valves for £1 each, varios OA diodes for 20p each, and capacitors and transistors for 5-10p each. And I was given a wartime bakelite torch ! So a good day out, especially for that Hacker ! Howard Attached Thumbnails

20th May 2007, 10:33 pm	#8
joe Rest in Peace Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Edgware, North London. Posts: 307	Re: Stockwood Park boot sale I enjoyed it too, but I thought it was much quieter than in previous years. Anyway I managed to find a few components I needed and also some memory for my ageing PC, 512Mb for a fiver. Joe

21st May 2007, 10:24 pm	#9
Top Cap Octode Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, UK. Posts: 1,270	Re: Stockwood Park boot sale Yep, I went and it was much quieter than it can be, a trader friend of mine took £400 when normally he takes £1k. Bought a Coronation Twin at bargain price, always wanted one, it had been re-capped etc and very professionally done too. Always worth a visit. Les __________________ Whether the Top Cap is Grid or Anode - touching it will give you a buzz either way!

21st May 2007, 10:46 pm	#10
Sean Williams Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: St.Ippolyts, Hitchin, Hertfordshire QRA IO91UW Posts: 3,517	Re: Stockwood Park boot sale I had a reasonable day out there - didnt really buy much - a load of NOS weyrad coils - should be enough there to build a communications receiver, and a good number of high quality coaxial test leads. Did have a stall as well, although the level of buyers was a lot lower than in previous years - still the usual smattering of valve dealers around first thing though! Cheers Sean __________________ Engineers make things work and have spare bits when finished

22nd May 2007, 5:57 pm	#11
howard Nonode Join Date: May 2005 Location: Godalming, Surrey, UK. Posts: 2,593	Re: Stockwood Park boot sale Hello again, I've already restored two of the Dunstable sets, the Hacker RP72MB Sovereign III (s/n 19288) which only needed a clean and a squirt of switch cleaner into its pots, and the Bush TR102, which had two dead AF117s replaced with NOS AF116s, one loose aerial wire reattached, realignment (thanks Ron), and dismantle, clean, reassemble and polish. It was a very good day at Dunstable, total expenditure on these two sets including parts £13.40 and both sets are pristine. I shall definitely go again ! Howard Attached Thumbnails Last edited by howard; 22nd May 2007 at 6:13 pm.

22nd May 2007, 6:45 pm	#12
tvden Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Halesworth, Suffolk, UK. Posts: 413	Re: Stockwood Park boot sale I went and enjoyed it very much, but did not buy a lot just a few components and a few videos and had a nice cup of tea in the museum gardens a very nice meeting and in a very good setting, saw a few members of the forum, on the way back I had to pick up a telly from East Barnett, I lost my cat Furby a few weeks ago in a freak accident and was heatbroken, however next door to where I was collecting the telly I saw another large black cat and it turned out they were looking to re home him I had no cat box and the devil did not want to go in a carboard box the upshot being that I will collect him on the way back from Brighton in a few weeks time, so in all a good day out