[ARC5] Question about finding our treasures on eBay...

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 8 Aug 2013 at 8:23, Robert  Eleazer wrote:

> Try searching for "Aircraft Radio"   Sometimes some relevant equipment
> is listed under ebay motors as aircraft components.  I found a nice
> BC-224-F with shockmount for $67 including shipping using that search
> method.
> 
> Unfortunately, they now lump in flying model aircraft radios under
> that name, so searching using those keywords takes more time.

Evil-bay has modified their search engines repeatedly until the thing is 
extremely difficult to use and NOT get a bunch of irrelevant crap.

I use the "-RC" (minus RC), etc., functions a lot in my searches.

I also look for "Navy receiver" (but I then have to input -fob -shirt -fence (yes, 
fence), -hitch -glove -gloves, etc.), Army radio, Signal Corps radio, Army 
receiver, Army transmitter, Navy radio, Navy transmitter, aircraft transmitter 
(with all the necessary "minus" functions), military all of the above, etc. I also 
look under ham radio (various) but you had better put "ham radio receiver" 
within quotes or you will get all manner of not-necessarily-related garbage. I 
have found that "antique ham radio" or "homebrew transmitter", or "old ham 
radio" to be helpful at times.

It is really too bad you have to constantly tweak their stupid search function. 
If they would have left it alone, it would work better.

But evil-bay is run by a bunch spread-the-wealth socialists, so what can we 
expect?

Anyway, YMMV.

Ken W7EKB

> 
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Kenneth G. Gordon W7EKB

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