Houston surplus parts store ?

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Henry Kolesnik

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Are there any neat surplus electronics parts, eqpt, etc stores left in and
around Houston that I should check out on my this week?
tnx

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73
Hank WD5JFR
 
Ace Electronics, 3210 Antoine Dr. Houston, Texas 77092. Phone:713-688-8114

A little on the expensive side in my opinion, but loaded with all sorts of
parts and hardware.

Darrell, WA5VGO






"Henry Kolesnik" <kolesnik@sbcglobal.net> wrote in
news:5inYc.14697$no4.9003@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com:

Are there any neat surplus electronics parts, eqpt, etc stores left in
and around Houston that I should check out on my this week?
tnx
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Hey Henry:

I was told last week that in Missouri City is Charlie's Airwaves. He sells
renovated antique radios and he supposedly has some interesting surplus. If
I recall correctly Missouri City is South of Houston on I59, about 15-20
minutes. If I can find a map I will try to find out if this is correct and
post it.

His card I have here says C.B.s, Antennas, Stereos, Microwaves, TVs,
Satellites, RV parts, Accessories.

2547 Cartwright Rd.
Missouri City, Texas
281-499-5214

There is also O&E Electronics on Shephard about 3 blocks south of the North
Loop 610.

713-880-3055

This place is a major mess, but he does have a lot of odds and ends. He has
a large rack of used test gear. Also has a lot of NOS tubes, but a bit
pricey. He has tons of Sam's for sale. They mostly have parts for
repairing old TVs and VCRs, etc. Lots of weird ICs.

Vintage Sounds sells antique radios and phonographs. They are the HVRA
crowd. Lots of interesting pieces, all restored. Also have lots of tubes,
some books, records, very few parts except parts for acoustic phonographs.
They have horns, reproducers, knobs, etc. 713-468-4911. In the Hart
Antique Center on Fondren about 1/4 mile south of Westheimer. On the right
when heading south. Open till 6, 7 days.

The other EPO is right down the road from Vintage Sounds, on Fondren. Just
keep heading south past the elementary school, it is on the left about
another mile. Go through the light at Richmond when heading further south
on Fondren.

The Houston traffic is much easier before 2pm. Happy Hunting, Mark


"Henry Kolesnik" <kolesnik@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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I guess I should have mentioned that I know about the 2 EPOs and in the
past
I've been at Madison. I'll be there Tuesday, leaving Tulsa monday
morning.
Just looking for neat stuff.

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73
Hank WD5JFR

"Jimmie Stewart" <jimmiestewart@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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Hank what are you looking for.and what dates are you hear.
There are two EPO in Houton.
The main one and first one closer to the center of Houston.
http://www.epo-houston.com/

jimmie stewart

what a
Henry Kolesnik <kolesnik@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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Are there any neat surplus electronics parts, eqpt, etc stores left in
and
around Houston that I should check out on my this week?
tnx

--
73
Hank WD5JFR




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HK: To get to Missouri City go south on 59 and
exit Texas Hwy 6 (a few miles outside city limit). Turn left on 6 and go a
few miles. This map shows that Cartwright intersects Texas 6 as Road 3345.
Turn left on 3345. If you get to Road 1092 you've gone too far so do a 180
and go back to 3345. You may already know where it is. Good Luck MH
"Henry Kolesnik" <kolesnik@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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Are there any neat surplus electronics parts, eqpt, etc stores left in and
around Houston that I should check out on my this week?
tnx

--
73
Hank WD5JFR
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This will become an increasing problem in Yerp when the
WEE Waste directive takes hold - no company will be able to
dispose of old electronic eqpt other than through a licensed
waste operator, who must in his turn be able to show that he
has passed it on to similarly licensed people.

Scrap electronics will become a thing of the past for the enthusiast.

"David" <texas@houston.rr.com> wrote in message
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Alas, Houston has become a wasteland for electronics scrounging from what
I've been able to tell.
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"Airy R. Bean" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:2pge68Fk4nq5U4@uni-berlin.de...
This will become an increasing problem in Yerp when the
WEE Waste directive takes hold - no company will be able to
dispose of old electronic eqpt other than through a licensed
waste operator, who must in his turn be able to show that he
has passed it on to similarly licensed people.

Scrap electronics will become a thing of the past for the enthusiast.
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This from a summary of the WEE:

"The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) aims to
minimise the impacts of electrical and electronic equipment on the
environment during their life times and when they become waste. It applies
to a huge spectrum of products. It encourages and sets criteria for the
collection, treatment, recycling and recovery of waste electrical and
electronic equipment. It makes producers responsible for financing most of
these activities (producer responsibility). Private householders are to be
able to return WEEE without charge."

Sounds like they are concerned with the same mess we have here with
computers and cells phones ending up in the dump.

Other WEEE info indicated that they are mainly concerned with dangerous
chemicles in batteries, etc. It does sound like the inspection process
would drive up the price of everything.

If they are trying to minimize the buildup of electronic waste as disposal
sites they would probably encourge surplus dealers to take what they could
sell. There is a limit to how much the dealers could pay for it. MH


"David" <texas@houston.rr.com> wrote in message
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Alas, Houston has become a wasteland for electronics scrounging from
what
I've been able to tell.
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Charlie's Airwaves is over pirced on almost every thing. Nice place to go
and look & repair prices are not that bad. I remeber when the EPO Houston
use to sell alot more surplus stuff that was like 3 years ago. Now the only
surpul stuff they have is some computer stuff batteries power supplys and
generators. I like the epo back in the day not it is just good to go & look
you might find something you need. I am also looking for a good surplus
electronic store within about 50 or so miles of Houston anybody know of any
good ones.
 
Charlie's Airwaves is over pirced on almost every thing. Nice place to go
and look & repair prices are not that bad. I remeber when the EPO Houston
use to sell alot more surplus stuff that was like 3 years ago. Now the only
surpul stuff they have is some computer stuff batteries power supplys and
generators. I like the epo back in the day not it is just good to go & look
you might find something you need. I am also looking for a good surplus
electronic store within about 50 or so miles of Houston anybody know of any
good ones.
 
Charlie's Airwaves is over pirced on almost every thing. Nice place to go
and look & repair prices are not that bad. I remeber when the EPO Houston
use to sell alot more surplus stuff that was like 3 years ago. Now the only
surpul stuff they have is some computer stuff batteries power supplys and
generators. I like the epo back in the day not it is just good to go & look
you might find something you need. I am also looking for a good surplus
electronic store within about 50 or so miles of Houston anybody know of any
good ones.
 
Scott W. Harvey wrote:
IMHO, These items should be put on a giant barge and sent back to the
country of origin with the caveat that a trade embargo will be imposed
against any country that refuses to take them back. Maybe when China,
Mexico, and other cheap-labor countries experience first hand what a
colossal pain it is to deal with the ass end of their product's
mercilessly short life cycles, maybe they won't dump quite so much of
this junk on our shores.
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Funny you should mention that, That's where a LOT of our surplus
(i.e. garbage) computers end up. They've got a growing problem in
China now about the recycling centers causing massive ecological
damage to the towns that they recycle in. From burning plastic
insulation off to salvage copper, and the chemical sludge from
stripping gold and silver plating.

Jeff


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Yes, it's likely you. The adelphia.com is throwing me because 4ax and
uni-berlin.de are there, but not supernews.

No COX either.

Paul Pinyon?

"Mr Neon" <mRrEnMeOoVnE@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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Just a test to ck my name change.
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"Mr Neon" <mRrEnMeOoVnE@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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Just a test to ck my name change.
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Much more appropriate!

;o)

jim menning
 
Naah, I could get it but I'm not going to archive tonight.
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"Mr Neon" <mRrEnMeOoVnE@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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Just a test to ck my name change.
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"Jim Menning" <jmSePnAnMing@SnPeAwM.rr.com> wrote in message
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Just a test to ck my name change.


Much more appropriate!

;o)

jim menning
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If you say so.
 
"Jeffrey D Angus" <jangus@socal.rr.com> wrote in message
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Scott W. Harvey wrote:
IMHO, These items should be put on a giant barge and sent back to the
country of origin with the caveat that a trade embargo will be imposed
against any country that refuses to take them back. Maybe when China,
Mexico, and other cheap-labor countries experience first hand what a
colossal pain it is to deal with the ass end of their product's
mercilessly short life cycles, maybe they won't dump quite so much of
this junk on our shores.

Funny you should mention that, That's where a LOT of our surplus
(i.e. garbage) computers end up. They've got a growing problem in
China now about the recycling centers causing massive ecological
damage to the towns that they recycle in. From burning plastic
insulation off to salvage copper, and the chemical sludge from
stripping gold and silver plating.

Jeff
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One of the main reasons that we never seem to get sufficient control of our
pollution problem is the lack of pollution control in developing nations.
We must compete and pollution control is expensive.

Sacrificing human health for corporate profits is the global format. MH

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"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin
"A life lived in fear is a life half lived."
Tara Morice as Fran, from the movie "Strictly Ballroom"
http://www.grendel.com
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In rec.antiques.radio+phono truegridtz <marko@hal-pc.org> wrote:
I doubt that the Chinese are really worried about what we want. Communists
are not known for having much of a conscience.
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I think lack of conscience is not a communist problem per se. This
having been said, I know that at least some European communist
countries, tried to make their design and manufacturing as solid as
possible. Because in their philosophy there was no such thing as
unemployment, and there often was a shortage of supplies, there was no
reason not to put a good amount of engineering into their stuff. I can
confirm 2 East-German black and white TV sets running since 1988 without
needing repairs (and many more of those sets in continuous use in the
Prague metro, if they were not drowned 2 years ago). Some radio
collectors can confirm as well that East German and Czech radio's seem
rather well built (alltough I have not seen too many of those, but what
I have seen was nice).

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Met vriendelijke groet,

Maarten Bakker.
 
I only had time to go to EPO on Fondren. Spent about 30 minutes and didn't
find anything I couldn't live without. I was there a year ago and the main
thing I noticed is that prices have gone up. If this is the case elsewhere,
homebrewers are going to have to dig deep or look elsewhere.

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73
Hank WD5JFR

"DJboutit" <Recordking@Hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:VK8Zc.12041$zE3.3419@newssvr24.news.prodigy.com...
Charlie's Airwaves is over pirced on almost every thing. Nice place to go
and look & repair prices are not that bad. I remeber when the EPO Houston
use to sell alot more surplus stuff that was like 3 years ago. Now the
only
surpul stuff they have is some computer stuff batteries power supplys and
generators. I like the epo back in the day not it is just good to go &
look
you might find something you need. I am also looking for a good surplus
electronic store within about 50 or so miles of Houston anybody know of
any
good ones.
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Scott W. Harvey wrote:

expensive.

IMHO, These items should be put on a giant barge and sent back to the
country of origin with the caveat that a trade embargo will be imposed
against any country that refuses to take them back. Maybe when China,
Mexico, and other cheap-labor countries experience first hand what a
colossal pain it is to deal with the ass end of their product's
mercilessly short life cycles, maybe they won't dump quite so much of
this junk on our shores.

-Scott
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These countries are ALREADY taking the stuff back, and it is killing
people and destroying the environment in their countries, as well:

http://greennature.com/article978.html
http://english.epochtimes.com/news/3-9-11/5040.html
http://www.peopleandplanet.net/doc.php?id=1445

Bob Weiss N2IXK
 
"Bob Weiss" <bob.weiss@verizon.net> wrote in message
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: Scott W. Harvey wrote:
:
: > expensive.
: >
: > IMHO, These items should be put on a giant barge and sent back
to the
: > country of origin with the caveat that a trade embargo will be
imposed
: > against any country that refuses to take them back. Maybe when
China,
: > Mexico, and other cheap-labor countries experience first hand
what a
: > colossal pain it is to deal with the ass end of their
product's
: > mercilessly short life cycles, maybe they won't dump quite so
much of
: > this junk on our shores.
: >
: > -Scott
:
: These countries are ALREADY taking the stuff back, and it is
killing
: people and destroying the environment in their countries, as
well:
:
: http://greennature.com/article978.html
: http://english.epochtimes.com/news/3-9-11/5040.html
: http://www.peopleandplanet.net/doc.php?id=1445
:
: Bob Weiss N2IXK


Name one person who has died that can be traced directly to
salvaging efforts.
 
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