[Boatanchors] AR 88 Discussions

[Richard Knoppow]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bry Carling" <bcarling at cfl.rr.com>
To: "Jim Haynes" <jhhaynes at earthlink.net>
Cc: "Boatanchor List" <Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2014 5:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] AR 88 Discussions


> In the early 1960s in England we dug discarded AR88s out 
> of the ground at rubbish tips. What you call garbage dump.
>
> Best regards - Bry Carling
>
>
>
>> On Feb 2, 2014, at 8:00 PM, Jim Haynes 
>> <jhhaynes at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>> I was recently reading a book about WW-II radio intercept 
>> operations
>> in England, which used both fulltime and volunteer part 
>> time listeners.
>> There was a bit about a teenage ham who started out doing 
>> intercept
>> with his receiver, and then they delivered an AR-88 to 
>> him.  Probably
>> weighed more than he did.
>>
>> jhhaynes at earthlink dot net

     No AR-88s were sold commercially. All were sold to 
either the U.S. military or went to our allies on 
lend-lease. They are much more common in England and Europe 
than in the U.S. I am quite sure lots were dumped because 
regulations required it. I have not seen an estimate as to 
how many were made but probably it was a large amount. I 
have also never seen an authentic price. The estimate is 
that they were listed at around $800 to 1000 USD at the time 
they were made. In comparison the most expensive generally 
available receiver in the 1940s was the Hammarlund Super-Pro 
SP-200/210 series. These sold for around $450 with power 
supply and speaker. Next most expensive was probably the HRO 
deluxe rack system at around $400. Prices in current dollars 
would be about ten times these prices.


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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com