[ForSale-Swap] three radios and two books FS

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de N4TGC Eric A. Jones, 6537 County Road 61, Florence AL 35634

	I have one of those converted ARC-5 tx's FS: this is a BC-458-A,
aluminum-finish, with the Central Electronics conversion kit of dial,
coils, etc. It has the bottom plate, top shell, and covers. For this
conversion, the antenna jack is replaced by a trimmer cap.; the roller
coil, by a switch-plate marked 160-80/20-40-15-10 (5 posn), the dial is one
provided by CE that's marked with band increments; one 1625 is removed; the
xtal is repaced by a VR tube, and the eye-tube becomes a can filter cap.
Hanging off the back is a filament xfrmr and largish power resistor. The
rear connector has several wires soldered into it, and there are probably
other changes too numerous to mention - IOW, the unit is unfit for
restoration as mil-surp. Also, a power cord, and dual RG-58 coax terminated
in shielded octal plug are hardwired on.  I can only guess at the worth -
how about $35, untested, as-is, with tubes, plus shipping. Offers?
	Another rig: a transistorized, 60's Rambler AM BCB, Automatic
Radio's model RP-6154. Works fine; has five oddly-shaped push-buttons and
die-cast bezel. No knobs, of course (somewhere, there's a black hole with
all the knobs lost off car radios)  It's an odd HWD-4x9x2.5 shape; has a
wire out the side for +12vdc, cable with pins to plug onto speaker, and
Moto jack on back. . How about $5 plus shipping?
	Yaesu FTC-1143 UHF synthesized HT. Works, with original manual and
programming instructions, even has charger, "rubber duckie", and leather
belt case. Problem is bad battery - which can be included if you want it
(adds weight). Looks good (not battered-up). Wild value guess - $50
(offers?) BTW, the manual indicates there's a PRAM battery inside: you're
on your own, there!
	Now for the books, rescued from a thrift store:
	Audel's Radioman's Guide, 1955 ed of 1939 copywrite. 1,040 pages of
the all-gone-dest detailed old-radio info I've ever seen (I've already
copied out the 10 pages I wanted). The usual small-format Audel's, with
exhaustive chapters on every radio, TV, and industrial-electronics subject
imaginable. Has more info on how things work, ca 1939-1955, than I've ever
seen in one place before: even two whole chapters on transistors (germanium
only, of course) and circuits you can build using them! (Remember the 2N34
and CK-722?!)  I'm torn between keeping it or selling it, but it would take
me all winter to read it, and I'm way past most of this info, or too young
to care ... since it's in near-perfect condx, I'm going to say $50 ppd, and
stay open to good offers.
	Here's an easier one: 1955 ed. of Elements of Electronics, by
Hickey and Villines (both WW2 USN veterans). This is a mil-grade 487-page
textbook for advanced-student instruction, similar to the Bernard/Grob
series I did time in trade school with (and still have, BTW.) Goes from the
usual fundamentals to actual circuits, mostly tube-type (the last chapter
is [germanium] transistor theory in some detail, but w/o practicals.)  Even
has chapters on trig, vectors, and phase, for those determined to REALLY
understand electronics. Has circuits of: RCA six-octal-tube audio amp,
Hallicrafter's HT-17 (1947; 6V6/807) tx; Allied Radio's Knight-Kit "Ranger"
5-octal-tube BCB rx (the pic of the underside is directly from K-K's
Builder's Handbook!) In perfect condx - no student ever doodled in this
one!  $15 OGO, ppd.
	I'm tired of writing - are you tired of reading?!	e