[Boatanchors] SX-88 for sale, wish I was rich!

[Robert Fish]

I suspect it was on Joe's bucket list too. He donated some AM gear to 
the ARRL station a few years ago. That may have been the receiver.

Bob  K6GGO

> Yes,
>   
> I think the last two I saw were around $2K.  Radio ledgened has it Joe Walsh bid up one of the big money ones a few years ago.  I wonder if that was true.  My theory, whats worth less than the power cost to display it on your screne, is to throw out the highest and lowest prices and then average out the rest.  At the risk of offending the boatanchor gods, along with Todd's list, I'd consider some of the "premium" SS rx  from WJ, Harris and the like before this.  However if money wasn't an object, I'd make him an offer on it just to play with it for the bucket list.
>   
>   John Flood
>
>
>> ________________________________
>> From: "Todd, KA1KAQ"<ka1kaq at gmail.com>
>> To: Rob Atkinson<ranchorobbo at gmail.com>
>> Cc: John Flood<kb1fqg at yahoo.com>; "boatanchors at mailman.qth.net"<boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 6:18 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] SX-88 for sale, wish I was rich!
>>
>> Definitely a cool receiver, but IMO - not $5K cool. Several have sold
>> recently for considerably less. $1K would be pushing it, and then
>> mainly for being scarce/collectable. For use and utility, it's just
>> not there.
>>
>> Buy a nice R-390, 75A-4, early Super Pro, NC-240D and/or SX-28, then
>> pocket a few grand for other uses.
>>
>> Unless you just 'gotta have it', then by all means - go for it.
>>
>> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 12:08 PM, Rob Atkinson<ranchorobbo at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>> It might be a great rx but I'd spend 5 thousand bucks on antennas.
>>
>>
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