[Boatanchors] A Gold mine of AM transmitters in everyones home town.

[James M. Walker]

I second that!
Jim
WB2FCN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
To: "W6OM" <w6om at cox.net>
Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 10:25 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] A Gold mine of AM transmitters in everyones home 
town.


> On 9/24/07, W6OM <w6om at cox.net> wrote:
>> In a world of $3,500 Viking 500's, $1,200 Turbo Rangers and $1,400 Globe
>> Kings I must say thank you to many of you who talked me into acquiring 
>> and
>> converting a commercial broadcast transmitter.  If you stop by QRZ.com 
>> and
>> look up my call you can see what a Bauer 707 commercial transmitter
>> converted for 75 meters AM looks like. Everything included,  I have spent
>> less than the average cost for a Valiant which needs work.
>
> You'll really be glad you did this, Ron. I've traveled around the
> country to retrieve a couple of these beasts (Collins 300G in
> Colorado, Raytheon RA-1000 in NC) along with some big military gear.
> It's a lot of fun, and you get a lot more for your money. The
> experiences and adventures involved can be as interesting as the gear
> itself.
>
> It's certainly not for everyone as the equipment requires more
> knowledge and hands-on experience than your average ebay purchase.
> Oftentimes it also requires a fair amount of work and travel. But
> nothing beats the feeling of dragging your treasure down the road and
> unloading it at home, with no shippers involved to damage it for you.
>
> 73,  Todd  KA1KAQ
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