Well that was fun looking up the radios and those are very fine prices. I agree with Bob that the heavier tube receivers will be a fair shipping charge. But as Martin wisely says come pick it up. Good luck to some lucky person. Regards Paul. WB8TSL
On Sun, Feb 7, 2021 at 9:50 AM Bob kb8tq <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > There’s six pretty big gizmos there. My local UPS store would charge > me $20 to $30 a box to pack each of them (and barely do an adequate job). > Looking up shipping rates from here to there, each of the 6 packages > would run about $70 to ship. Net would likely be in the $400 to $600 > range. > > Yes, there’s a lot of guesswork in those numbers. They probably would go > a bit cheaper via the post office. > > Bob > > > > On Feb 7, 2021, at 8:57 AM, John Franke <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I would pay $250, via PayPal, including shipping, if you would ship the > pile. If not, I would understand. I figured I had to at least give it a > shot. > > > > John Franke WA4WDL > > 4500 Ibis Ct > > Portsmouth, VA 23703 > > > > > >> On February 6, 2021 at 10:34 PM Martin VE3OAT <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> Trying to down-size a bit and these must go, as I will probably never > >> use them again. All units are rack-mountable. Heavy stuff, only > >> local pick-up (in Greely, just south of Ottawa) or can meet within an > >> hour's drive of Ottawa. Value $160, take it all home for $100! > >> > >> 1. and 2. Two General Radio 1123-A digital synchronometers (clocks). > >> Displays time HH:MM:SS. Requires input of 1 MHz or 100 kHz, sine or > >> square wave. Can be synced by local clock pulse, with provision for > >> propagation delay. One (black panel) was working fine when taken out > >> of service. The other one (white panel) worked but did not reset at > >> 23:59 (the old missing reset pulse problem). I never found time to > >> fix it while the first one was working fine. These units are typical > >> GR construction and work reliably, except that the display modules > >> are a bit of a pain to keep working due to recurring contact problems > >> (annual maintenance recommended). With photocopy of the manual and > >> fold-out schematics in a binder. And a box of spare bulbs for the > >> display modules. Needs GR-type power cord. $40 for the pair. > >> > >> 3. Fluke 207-13 VLF Receiver/Phase Comparator. > >> * See Note. Phase comparison receiver, tunes 8.0-31.9 and 60.0 > >> kHz. Local standard comparison input 100 kHz or 1 MHz. Modified > >> antenna input circuit. Was working fine when taken out of service, > >> and checked OK in recent "lash-up" test. With bound photocopy of > >> manual with fold-out circuit diagrams, and a box of untested spare > >> circuit cards from a cannibalized Fluke 207. $30. > >> > >> 4. Spectracom 8164 NBS Receiver/Disciplined Oscillator. > >> * See Note. A 60 kHz phase comparison receiver. Local standard > >> input 0.1, 1.0, 5.0, or 10.0 MHz. Modified to add 10 MHz, 100 kHz > >> and 1 Hz TTL outputs, and to remove 12VDC from 10 MHz sine wave > >> outputs (distribution amplifier) to remote sites. Was working fine > >> when taken out of service when WWVB changed to phase modulation. > >> With original manual and diagrams. $30. > >> > >> 5. Kinemetrics/TrueTime 60-TF LF Receiver/Frequency Comparator. > >> * See Note. Phase comparison receiver for 60 kHz, compact > >> construction (1.75-inch rack panel). Local standard comparison input > >> 1 MHz but might work with others. Was working fine when taken out > >> of service, and checked OK in recent "lash-up" test. Digital phase > >> display and strip chart recorder on front, analog voltage output on > >> rear. Unfortunately, no manual or other documentation. $20. > >> > >> 6. Beckman Instruments 905 WWV Receiver. > >> HF AM receiver, all vacuum tubes, selectable channels 2.5, 5, 10, 15, > >> 20, or 25 MHz, with fine tuning, audio filters, internal speaker, > >> S-meter, modified for AGC voltage output on the rear (BNC). With > >> photocopy of the manual and schematic. Working fine but power cord > >> should be replaced. $20. > >> > >> 7. Lavoie LA-800D WWV Frequency Comparator. > >> Compares local standard frequency (50 kHz to 10 MHz) with WWV on 5 or > >> 15 MHz. Vacuum tubes. Scope trace is good but screen has small burn > >> mark (does not affect operation). Tested with 1 and 10 MHz local > >> standards and seems to be working fine, except there is no derived 400 > >> kHz standard output (not needed). Probably needs alignment. When fed > >> with a good local standard, it is fun to watch the phase changes on > >> WWV signal caused by propagation. Big and heavy. With 19" cabinet > >> and photocopy of operation and service manual. $20. > >> > >> * NOTE -- The VLF receivers do not work by themselves with the new > >> WWVB signal format. You must first de-phase-modulate the raw 60 kHz > >> WWVB signal to remove the PSK time code modulation before passing the > >> signal to the receiver's antenna input. See the article at : > >> http://maxmcarter.com/rubidium/2012_mod/index.html for one solution. > >> > >> > >> Take all seven units for $100 cash. > >> > >> 73, > >> ... 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