The Northland Antique Radio Club

Radio Daze 2022 Report

Friday afternoon, May 20, 2022, the large conference room at the Comfort Inn in Plymouth Minnesota was a very busy place. People were bringing in their radios to consign to the auction and the auction team was handling event registration, bidding numbers, and making sure everything for the auction was properly logged in, while others were helping place radios in the proper areas around the room. By 7:00 pm, the room was filled with bidders, the tables along the walls were filled with radios and other related items, plus another 30 radios donated to the club were in the overflow room. There were 92 registered bidders and 196 items to sell.

Frank Rasada was the auctioneer and was assisted by 8 others who all helped as spotters and with moving and describing the items during the auction. Bill Fanum supplied and ran his fantastic sound system both for the auction and for the Saturday program, These people all did a great job making this the smooth-running auction that we all enjoy every year.

Some of the nicer items in the auction were a 1923 Tuska 225 battery set, a Tri-City W-2 one-tube set, a Zenith T-600 Transoceanic with box, a Hammarlund HQ-145-A with speaker, a Philco 70 cathedral, an Army Morale radio R-100, a Crosley 158 cathedral, a Stromberg Carlson 240H, a Howe crystal set with box, a Magnavox AC2 amplifier, a Thompson horn speaker, a vintage radio repair sign, a General Electric A53 tombstone, a Soundcraftsman MA5002 amplifier, a Radiola 60 with 103 speaker, a Westinghouse Aeriola Sr., a Marantz 4230 receiver, a Philco 38 cathedral, a Philco 91 cathedral, an Atwater Kent H horn speaker, a Fisher 400 receiver, an Eico ST70 amp, a Philco 16B, a Philco 90 cathedral, a 1942 Zenith 5G2617, a General Electric F-63, a Westinghouse H-125, a Zenith chairside 5R236, a 1932 Philco 112X, a Detrola Super PeeWee, an Atwater Kent 944, a Crosley 66YC, a Radiola 17 with speaker, a Wards Airline WG24, a Crosley 10-135 dashboard radio, a Crosley Super Regen battery set with speaker, a Crosley Fiver, and an Altec 755C speaker.

The weather was nice for the Saturday morning swap meet in the hotel parking lot and many nice items changed hands.

Inside, the Hospitality crew provided a nice selection of coffee, pop, water, donuts, muffins, and snacks in the Hospitality room. Registration and seller spaces were both up slightly over last year, 7 new members joined the club, and over $200 in donations were collected for the Pavek Museum.

We congratulate and thank Steve Danielson for entering his outstanding DeForest D-10 radio with a large assortment of accessories in the radio contest. Steve was very surprised as his name was announced and that his radio won both the Best of Show and People's Choice contest awards.

The highlight of the afternoon program was an entertaining performance by The Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society of two radio mystery plays, followed by the door prize drawing.

Next year's Radio Daze event is already scheduled for May 2023, again at the Comfort Inn Plymouth. Put it on your calendar today!