The New York Times recently ran a story about Halted Specialties, the Silicon Valley electronics store. Wow, almost makes you want to move to the area,
Here’s the article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/technology/personaltech/05basics.html?_r=1
No need to move. They do mail order:
http://www.halted.com/
Looks like they are having a Vintage Radio event on Feb 21, 2009
A somewhat less enthusiastic review
http://www.bluefeathertech.com/technoid/hsc.html
I tend the agree with this reviewer – their prices are pretty high for surplus stock.
A fun shop nearby is Weird Stuff
http://www.bluefeathertech.com/technoid/weird.html
Frys, HRO and Weird Stuff are on a little circuit that I always try to visit when I am in San Jose on business.
Stewart/G3ysx