[Boatanchors] Ranger I Value

[Bry Carling]

By the way, I MEANT to write $50, not $509.

To be fair that was a WORKING Ranger I that I bought in the early 1980s. It had a hole in the front panel 
where someone had added a POT for controlling the frequency width in RTTY mode!
Yes, an ugly mod! So I was pleased to get a working ranger for $50 even if it wasn't a beauty queen! And of course I only used it in AM mode, and occasionally some CW (never for RTTY.) 

Back in those days, I used a model 15 TTY machine as a printer and controlled it with a 
Radio Shack Colour Computer plus a homebrew 170V DC power supply. The RS232 level converter 
interface used some EXAR chips, from designs found in 73 Magazine! Great times for getting on 
RTTY the cheap way and it worked fine.


From: james.true at gmail.com
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 15:31:32 -0500
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Ranger I Value
To: af4k at hotmail.com
CC: ranchorobbo at gmail.com; gharmon at idworld.net; boatanchors at mailman.qth.net

I recently sold a Viking Ranger I that was complete with a rough cabinet and needed to be gone through (basically for parts) for $100 if that helps
On Mon, Jul 4, 2016 at 3:45 PM, Bry Carling <af4k at hotmail.com> wrote:
Yeah - prices can be all over the place.



I ave paid a low as $509 for a local sale on a heavily modified Ranger.



I see them asking  $300 - $700 each on eBay but that's way beyond my budget!





> From: ranchorobbo at gmail.com

> Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2016 11:45:30 -0500

> To: gharmon at idworld.net

> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Ranger I Value

> CC: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net

>

> It depends ENTIRELY on what kind of shape they're in.  Basket case for

> parts $100 or less.  I've seen K1TLI restored Rangers and time capsule

> Rangers that sat in uncie's closet untouched for 60 years go for

> insane high money, $900 roughly.   If it's an operating shack rig

> these days, maybe 300 bucks.  If it is for a museum owner and exhibit

> quality then it's up there with the crazy Navigator money.  You should

> also get into them to see what if any mods were done, and also find

> out  if they are early models or the later ones with the grid block

> keying and PTT added.  I think there were 3 Ranger One generations but

> I don't remember the distinctions.

>

> 73

>

> Rob

> K5UJ

>

> On Mon, Jul 4, 2016 at 11:03 AM, Gary H. Harmon, Jr.

> <gharmon at idworld.net> wrote:

> > I have three complete but untested Johnson Ranger I's.  Someone is

> > interested locally but I am unsure of a proper price.  I have checked eBay

> > but I also want to reasonable as I really don't want to ship them.  I would

> > appreciate any comments and suggestions.  I guess I would be smart to make

> > room on the bench to plug each one in on a Variac and do some initial

> > checking.

> >

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