[Boatanchors] In need of a Heathkit choke...

[Rinkie Pollack]

I agree that shipping an Apache or similar size is difficult and expensive, not to mention the great potential of damage.  Someone mentioned hamfests and Dayton, but there is another alternative.  I see by QRZ that the seller is in Salt Lake, which is a good size city.  Good chance of a local, or someone within 100 miles being interested.  Also, SLC is on Rt 15 that goes through Southern California.  There are people making that trip all the time, not necessarily hams.  I have had good luck "asking around" to friends, and have gotten rides for radios coming or going.

To illustrate, a friend and I had the good fortune of buying a collection of 26 vintage receivers last summer.  We ended up selling all but 3 or 4 of them (I couldn't part with the HQ120x or SX100).  To my recollection, only about 2 of them required shipping, one of them a light and easy to ship S38.  The rest were sold locally or got "rides" to their destinations.  True, we're in heavily populated Southern California, but most were snapped up by collectors within a few weeks.  The substantial savings in shipping and ability to see and operate the equipment contributed to the quick sales.

So, I'd suggest that the Apache owner advertise in the local club newsletters and swap nets, and maybe even on Craig's List, and I'd guess he'll find a home for it sooner than he thinks!

My 2 cents worth!
Ron K2RP




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From: RAY FRIESS <rayfrijr at msn.com>
To: n7rk at cox.net
Cc: boatanchors <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tue, March 16, 2010 12:01:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] In need of a Heathkit choke...




I agree.  Parting out the SB 220 was insane and obscene.  I begged the guy to sell me the whole thing, but he was adamant.  Oh well ... what can you do?





> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:33:22 -0700
> From: n7rk at cox.net
> To: rayfrijr at msn.com
> CC: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] In need of a Heathkit choke...
> 
> I think it really amounts to what your time is worth.
> 
> Do yo really want to spend several hours packing something like a DX-100 
> for $100 plus shipping? And it will take a few hours to do it right.
> 
> Most will not and if nobody wants it locally, than parting it out is a 
> good alternative.
> 
> You are also helping with the restoration of a bunch of transmitters/ 
> receivers missing parts and making a bunch of people happy because they 
> were able to get the missing parts to complete their restoration.
> 
> As for parting out a working SB-220, that is insane. It's not that big 
> of an amp and it's much lighter/smaller than a DX-100. I shipped one to 
> Spain last year and it was not a big deal to pack although I did remove 
> the tubes and send them separately.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Dave N7RK
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