New England Antique Radio Club

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New England Antique Radio Club
Updated February 20, 2009

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.

2009 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. Any tables paid for at check-in will cost $20 each.

Dealer tables are available to NEARC members at $20 each on a Walk-in No-Reservation rental basis at dealer check-in IF any tables are still available. Simply fill in a "yellow" Walk-in No-Reservation Table Rental Form available at the swap meet.

Non-members may become swap meet dealers by joining NEARC for $12 and paying $20 per table (if tables are 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.

April 18, 2009 - NEARC Spring Swap Meet Scheduled!

Our past swap meets at the Manchester Bingo Center have been so successful that we have scheduled our 2009 Spring and Fall swap meet 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.

October 17, 2009 - NEARC 2009 Fall Swap Meet Scheduled!

The fall swap meet has been scheduled at the Manchester Bingo Center. Be sure to reserve your tables!

2009 Swap Meet Contest Categories

April 18,2009 - Manchester Bingo Center, Manchester, NH

Contest Categories:

Motorola -- They started out making car radios in the '20s as Galvin Manufacturing, and Motorola is still going strong worldwide. Let's concentrate on the tube-type radios they produced: the table sets, the two-way FM police units, the farm sets, even the car radios. What Motorolas have you got that you'd like to show off?

Midgets -- A whole genre of small radios, mostly from the Depression, when there was money to be made selling radios to the masses if they were small and cheap enough. Usually with a table "footprint" smaller than a book, these sets came in just about every style and cabinet type. Show us the tiny cathedrals, the metal miniatures, the cute little bakelite sets from your collection.

Mikes -- What would radio be without microphones? They are the source of the distinctive sound of many a recording artist and the absolute necessity of all electronic radio transmission, and Oh, what STYLE some of them had! Let us see the sleek, the early, the grotesque microphones that you've used and/or collected. Extra points for station flags.

October 17, 2009 - 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 early TRF and crystal sets to 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 Dobles Chevrolet. As you turn onto John E Devine Drive, BankNorth 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	Jon Katz
- 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	Jon Katz Mark Nelson
*Board Of Directors*	Bob Fuerderer George Merrill Mark Nelson Tom Perera Bill Shenette Dave Sutherland