[Central-Electronics] Unusual transceiver on eBay

[Chris Kepus]

What an unusual situation:  As Grant and others have remarked, a beautiful piece of amateur radio's manufacturing art, clearly "Collins" quality, and yet, a mystery.  Seems like at least of one us old dogs would recognize it or have seen it in a CQ, Ham Radio, 73, or QST ad back in the 59-60 timeframe or on a desk in a MARS military installation. There's nothing currently on the web about it.  Will check the Wayback archives later today. Hope whoever buys it is "one of us" and will share their close up and personal discoveries.
73,
Chris
W7JPG

-----Original Message-----
From: Central-Electronics [mailto:central-electronics-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of GRANT YOUNGMAN
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 10:49 AM
To: central-electronics at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Central-Electronics] Unusual transceiver on eBay

No question this is an interesting piece.  At least Collins quality construction, if not better — down to the chassis nomenclature markings being stamped instead of painted.

Whoever the manufacturer was — it’s a beautiful piece of work.  

Grant NQ5T


> On Nov 25, 2014, at 12:17 PM, Pete Lancashire <pete at petelancashire.com> wrote:
> 
> Very nicely done. Love to be able to see a underside picture.
> 
> On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 9:19 PM, Robert Nickels <ranickel at comcast.net> wrote:
>> Someone posted this on the Collins list and I sure have never seen or 
>> heard of one before:
>> 
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/221614280450
>> 
>> The seller obviously doesn't know what it is, nor do any of the Collins guys
>> thus far.   Some resemblance to Eldico, who built the S-line clone but
>> looking at the construction style, it reminds me more of Central Electronics
>> (100V) than anything else.     If CE ever built a SSB transceiver, this is
>> what I'd guess it would look like, but I'm sure they would have put 
>> the CE name on it.
>> 
>> 73, Bob W9RAN
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