Pittsburgh Antique Radio Society

Saturday Dec 3rd 2011
Flea Market as usual, doors open 10 AM
Held at the Brentwood Presbyterian Church, 3725 Brownsville Road.
Reservations are required for the luncheon and are open to members and guest(s).
Letters typically go out about a month before the event for reservations.

Contest - "Novelty Radios"
Do you have a radio with a famous cartoon character on it?
How about one shaped like something typically not a radio like a lamp or ashtray or a microphone?
How about one from a world fair that has unique styling or markings.

Please bring your radio to display at our contest.

Saturday Oct. 29th 2011
Flea Market as usual, doors open 10 AM
Held at the Brentwood Presbyterian Church, 3725 Brownsville Road.
Visitors are welcome. We hope you check out PARS and consider becoming a member.

THIS WILL BE A RADIO CLINIC
Bring a radio that is in need of attention and PARS members will attempt to diagnose and make minor repairs. Invite a friend with some interest in radios to bring their radio and introduce them to this hobby and PARS.

Contest - "Multiband portable Radios"
Please bring your radio for the contest.

Saturday September 24th 2011
Flea Market as usual, doors open 10 AM
Held at the Brentwood Presbyterian Church, 3725 Brownsville Road.
Visitors are welcome. We hope you check out PARS and consider becoming a member.

This will be our Fall Donation and Consignment Auction.
Rules for the contest Auction are basically the same as for the Tri State Radio Fest.
Please review the TSRF page for details.
To be part of the auction one must donate an item for the auction.
Alternatively pay $5 if no donation item.
Nonmembers must also pay $5 to participate.
Note membership dues are only $10

Saturday June 25th 2011
Flea Market as usual, doors open 10 AM
Held at the Brentwood Presbyterian Church, 3725 Brownsville Road.
Visitors are welcome. We hope you check out PARS and consider becoming a member.

Contest - "Hotel/Coin op radios AND Chair-sides"
Do you have a radio that was part of a business such as a restaurant or hotel?
Did you have to slip in a coin to get it working?
Some of these had pillow speakers and were attached to the bed.
OR
Do you have a "Chair-Side" radio that doubled as a living room end table?

Please bring your radio to display at our contest.

Saturday May 14th 2011
Flea Market as usual, doors open 10 AM
Held at the Brentwood Presbyterian Church, 3725 Brownsville Road.
Visitors are welcome. We hope you check out PARS and consider becoming a member.

Contest - "Crystal Radios"
Do you have an old crystal radio from the 20's?
How about one of those pocket styles that look like a rocket.
Did you make your own from a kit or parts you scrounged up.

Bring your Crystal radio to display at our contest.

Saturday March 26th 2011
Flea Market as usual, doors open 10 AM
Held at the Brentwood Presbyterian Church, 3725 Brownsville Road.
Visitors are welcome. We hope you check out PARS and consider becoming a member.

Contest - "Radio Twins"
Do you have two radios that share some common DNA?
Do they have the same chassis or the same cabinet?
Were they name branded by one company for another?
For example Belmont made some push button Bakelite radios under there name and Airline, Delco or Colonial.

Saturday Feb 26th 2011
Flea Market as usual, doors open 10 AM
Held at the Brentwood Presbyterian Church, 3725 Brownsville Road.

THIS WILL BE A RADIO CLINIC
Bring a radio that is in need of attention and PARS members will attempt to diagnose and make minor repairs.
Invite a friend with some interest in radios to bring their radio and introduce them to this hobby and PARS.

Contest - "Rare & Unusual Radios"
Bring in that item that few if any have seen.
The more rare, unique or unusual the better!

Contest - Telegraph & Microphones

Contest - Radio from the year you were Born

Come join us December 4th at our Brentwood meeting location for a catered Holiday Luncheon!
Reservation letters have been mailed out already.
If you are missing yours and would like to attend please call Tom Dixon 412 343 5326.
The dinner will be run as in recent years with your choice of beef or chicken for a price of $14.50 per person.

Flea Market as usual, doors open 10 AM
Held at the Brentwood Presbyterian Church, 3725 Brownsville Road.

Contest Theme - Battery Sets from the 1920s