[GreenKeys] Columbia Electronics

[Don Robert House]

I have purchased most of the components for my AN/URC-35B from Paul  
Keys, President of Columbia Electronics.
He does not have much listed on his site and has even fewer items on  
eBay.
Paul tends to be a bit expensive but the components I have received  
are in good to excellent condition.

He writes that he wants to turn over his business to his daughter.   
For my last purchase of a not complete
CU-937/UR antenna coupler was for $550.00 including shipping via  
PayPal.  The packing was excellent.

I have been able to obtain the missing parts for the coupler from a  
good friend in the east.

His initial request for payment was to send a $500. postal money order  
to his daughter.  This request bothered me.
I paid him the $50. extra for the use of PayPal which protects me as  
well as him.

While I have been pleased with the items, I still feel a bit unsure  
about Columbia Electronics.
My recommendation would be to deal with him at his location in person  
or on the phone rather than via email.

Don K9TTY


On 30 Apr 2008, at 11:21 AM, <boatanchor at martasystems.com> <boatanchor at martasystems.com 
 > wrote:

No surplus list would be complete without mentioning Columbia  
Electronics in
Somis, CA. See his website at http://www.columbiaelectronics.com -  
Paul also
maintains an Ebay store that contains a tiny sampling of his warehouse
stock.

Columbia specializes in 50's-60's-70's boatanchor mil radios, manuals  
and
accessories, mostly NOS in sealed boxes. I found connectors,  
microphones,
speakers, antennas, cables and manuals for my GRC-46 set when I  
visited last
week. I noticed a pile of USN T.U.s on a shelf.

john WB6AZP

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