The radio rallies in Ukraine are a serious affair. They take place every
Saturday and Sunday in Kiev and Kharkov, and a smaller scale the rest of the week. This
one was in Kharkov and on a Saturday. Radio Rallies are called "Radio Rinock" or
"Radio Bazaar". I arrived with
Valery
Loshakov by Metro, I didn't know what to expect. It was about 11 o'clock and the rally
was well underway. It looked just like any other rally, except colder. People were selling
spare parts bits of radios and TV's along with computer parts. I had a quick look around
but was unable to see any military radio sets for sale. It turns out that you have to ask
the traders about military radios. Most traders had some at home, and if I wanted to, they
were willing to bring them to the rally the next day (Sunday) for me to see. In way I was
glad that there were no radios on show. It meant I would be able to close my suit case for
the way back home. However I agreed to meet one dealer, who said he had a pair of small
pilots rescue radio's for sale and he would bring it with him the next day for me to see.
A passer-by
(Vladimir Mitkeyev) at
one stall overheard us and said that he had a collection of military radios for us to see.
We arranged to meet him the next day at his apartment, more of which you can read in our
Collections Section. On that day I bought mainly connectors and
Tubes along with few other parts.
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