That Raytheon RA-1000 now on ebay may have been purchased brand new by the station where it sits. In a directory of radio stations, I show licenced to that town a WGAI, 560Kc, which opened service November 1947, and about the same vintage as the RA-1000.
Elizabeth City, NC is just south of Virginia Beach, Va., with interstate access most of the way. There was an RA-1000 rescue in the Pacific Northwest a few years ago that Kent, K7YXZ, fully documented at this website: http://www.sbe124.org/old_xmtr_rescue/our_old_xmtr.html I helped retrieve an RA-1000 a few years ago from WJRO Glen Burnie Maryland with Steve, WB3HUZ, whose wife Carol saw us under cover of darkness try to sneak this beast into his cellar during a rainstorm. She insisted that it come to MY house instead, but since I didn't have the room, we dismantled it, saved the iron, trashed the rest. Too bad, it's a nice rig. The mod transformer now sings at Gary's place in Syracue, W2INR, the 200lb plate transformer is still resting on a pair of 2x4 on the floor of my garage, and we used one of the 1/8" thick steel side panels as a table for K3L, the AM Expedition to Thomas Point Lighthouse, seen here holding everything up: http://amfone.net/K3L/100-1203.JPG If someone makes a bid on this ebay listing, let me know if I can help. I too have a photcopy of the manual that I kept, but the listing says there's one. Paul/VJB ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
