[Boatanchors] TMC GPR-90 - info request

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Joe,

Definitely worth restoring.  Hands down the best looking receiver in my 
opinion.  But all beauty, but no brains.  I had a GRP-91.  Thought it 
was neat until I used it for a while.  A band cruiser, yes but not a 
competitive receiver.  By that I mean it could not dig out those signals 
like my R-390A or 51S-1.  I sold it after a year or so. 

Depends on what the guy wants in a receiver.

73,

Bill, K3PGB

Joseph Lutz wrote:

> Hi,
>    Got a phone call from a good friend on the 'left-coast' [CA] that 
> told me that while he
> was at a house, inspecting same, he came across subject receiver in 
> the garage.  The
> lady of the house told him that at one time she was going to become a 
> ham, but went
> another direction and lost interest.  Anyway, when my friend asked her 
> want did she
> want for it, she said 'take it - it's yours'.  [Some people fall into 
> all the goodies!!!].
> Anyway, he called me and asked me what to do with it - and after I 
> gave him a couple
> of sites to check out what he got - [told him it was like a SP-600], 
> he asked if he
> should keep it, and restore it - which probably will never be done - 
> or sell it.  If the
> latter, he has no idea what would be a sensible asking price.  [FYI: 
> He is an EE and
> is more than able to restore it - in fact he is 'rebuilding my 30L-1 
> for me].  He says
> that it appears in a very good condition - a couple of 'easy tubes are 
> missing'.
> Any thoughts that I can pass on to him?
> TIA,
> 73,
> Joe
>
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