Photos from the March 2023 New England Vintage Electronics Expo!

Here are some pictures I took at the New England Vintage Electronics Expo show on March 5th, 2023. A continuation of the RADIO swap meets held by the Greater Boston Antique Radio Collectors, and later the New England Antique Radio Club, the history of these shows stretches back over 50 years! Held at the Westford Regency for many years, the show was forced to move to the Courtyard by Marriott in Nashua, NH five years ago, and has been forced to move again, this time to Castleton Banquet and Conference Center in Windham, NH. Fortunately, turnout was very good, and the parking lot was jam-packed!

The digital camera used to take these photos was a Sony Mavica FD83, circa 1999, which uses 3.5" floppy disks (remember those?) as its storage medium. It's limited to just under 1 megapixel resolution, so the image quality isn't quite as good as with a modern digital camera, but it did fairly well overall. Anyway, enjoy!


View of table setup, taken around 7:30AM.


One of the parts vendors at the show.


An interesting JVC boombox they were selling.


Some nice audio gear located nearby, including a McIntosh preamplifier.


A table with some 'boatanchor' communications gear, plus some stereo equipment.


Some more boatanchor gear on the next table.


A table full of interesting old (and not so old) radios.


A shot of the line of people waiting to get in, taken 15 minutes before entry time.


Another shot of table setup, taken about 10 minutes later.


A line of tables packed with neat radios.


A seller with lots of neat audio gear.


A table with an interesting mix of stuff, including a Telechron clock display stand of some sort.


An interesting (and expensive) PrimaLuna vacuum tube amplifier.


A funky-looking Tesla coil with meters on the front.


Some neat audio gear, plus an old computer and some odds-and-ends.


Some more neat old radios, plus some old phones.


One last shot of table setup, a few minutes before the doors opened to the public.


The line to get in, just before opening time.


A seller with lots of old radios, plus some TVs and audio gear.


A neat Wimshurst machine they were selling.


A seller offering lots of video games and consoles.


"Aaaaaaaaand they're off!!!" Taken just after 8AM.


A table near the back with some neat wood radios on it, plus a Weltron Space Ball.


A nearby table with more interesting radios.


A very fancy (and expensive) VPI turntable.


The Radio Orphanage's always-interesting selection of rare sets.


A nice Fisher tube receiver, plus some radios and whatnot.


A rare Ten Tec Power Mite mobile rig, with associated accessories, in a nice wooden box. Also, a Heathkit signal generator.


Another shot of a radio table I took a photo of earlier, with a few things (and a crowd) added.


Another parts vendor.


More early radios, including a Grebe Synchrophase.


Some odd military-looking radio gear.


Ross's corner spot with a nice assortment of wares.


A seller with a large assortment of grill cloth and other restoration parts.


Another seller with some nice radios, including some rare catalin sets.


Tom's Tubes, NH edition.


Another view of the crowd, 45 minutes in.



A couple more views of the crowd around 9AM, taken from higher up.


Another seller with a nice assortment of audio gear, accessories and periodicals.


A view of the (frozen over) lake as seen outside the main entrance of Castleton, plus one of the seating areas in front of it.


The tower right outside the driveway going into Castleton, presumably meant to resemble a castle turret.




Anyway, hope you enjoyed my photos! Apologies for the quality of some of them; digital camera technology has come a LONG way since 1999...