[ForSale-Swap] FOR SALE COLLINS KWM380!!!!

[Wally Klinger]

I have a few items for sale. I sold a few items over the last 2 weeks, and 
now I want to add a some more.  Great deals to be had..........

COLLINS KWM380. Has Kiron chip, factory keypad, CW filter and NB. Gone 
through by W6IRD.  Plays like a late S/N radio.  Works well. I can demo on 
the air SSB or CW, no problemo.  A real stand-up radio. I will include some 
spare parts (stuff that I picked on ebay/at hamfests, etc) with your 
purchase.  Don't miss this chance of picking up a terrific trouble-free 
radio that you can use daily and have as the cornerstone of your Collins 
collection.

COLLINS 399B5. A most unusual unit. Basically, it is a 399B5 that was 
re-engineered at the factory for a short government contract, possibly for 
the CIA or US military. The contract called for a piston-type trimmer to be 
placed on each of the 4 crystal positions. That way the end user can net a 
crystal exactly to a specified frequency if the crystal was out of spec. I 
am absolutely convinced that this wasn't a home brew by looking at the 
placement of the caps, the quality of the caps, the soldering, etc. I have 
no documentation on this, but rather the word of a former Collins employee 
that was in the know about such things. This is something for the advanced 
collector or user. I've never seen another one that look like it. Unusual 
pieces like this don't come by all that often!

COLLINS CU737 Tuner/SWR bridge. Part of one of their large rack mounted 
transmitters. The tuner has knobs similar to the KWM-1, and a 24 volt power 
supply (I assume to power up the autotune functions). I bought it at a fest 
as a fluke, I was in pack-rat mode! Never used it, but I don't doubt that it 
works just fine.

RF COMMUNICATIONS RF-302 TUNER. Works OK. However the turns counter on the 
loading control is frozen. No time to fix it. Was a Viet Nam Veteran 
according to the former owner.

B&W L-1000 amplifier. An unusual piece as it was sold as an RF deck only or 
with factory supply. Real hams in the 50's rolled their own supplies as the 
former owner of this amp did. And what a supply it is!!! At the time the 
former owner bought NEW broadcast iron, choke, caps. He spared no expense 
building this rig. Huge over sized rectifier tubes that glow purple when 
energized, the whole bit.  While the amplifier is not Collins, it will work 
fine with your Collins transmitters.  It will need a little cleaning and 
TLC, but not out of the capabilities of a typical Collins Collector.  B&W 
gear is fast becoming popular with collectors and users.  Get in on the 
ground floor on an item that has great potential for value in the short 
term, and can complement your Collins stuff!

COLLINS 270G2 SPEAKER.  This speaker is probably NEW IN THE FACTORY BOX!    
I won't swear to it being unused, but the circumstantial evidence strongly 
suggests that if it isn't new, it sure as heck wasn't used much and was 
stored in it's box for decades. In 30 years I have never seen a G2 like this 
and in the box yet.  Destined for the serious collector of A-Line gear.

Call me ASAP -- 847-205-3666

My email is w9bea at sbcglobal.net

73--Wally Klinger, W9BEA

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