[Milsurplus] Rebecca - Eureka list

[WA5CAB@cs.com]

Hue, John & Group,

I've had a few bits and pieces of both AN/PPN-1 and AN/PPN-2 but like Hue, my 
bent is more toward tactical comm gear.  I recently sold a 2Z565-1.1 bag for 
about half that but it was a sorta brother-in-law deal.  The buyer had done me 
lots of favors over the years, repair parts, etc.  My "list" price would have 
been closer to the eBay price.  I know of several sold in the last few years 
at about that price, and not on eBay, either.

Incidentally, if anyone should happen across a small motorcycle type (clear 
plastic case) lead-acid cell (a battery is two or more cells) marked Willard 
ERH-25-2, that's a BB-210/U, used with AN/PPN-1A.  I had one of them for years 
before an English PPN-1 collector happened to mention that a BB-210 might only 
be marked with the Willard number.

In a message dated 8/14/2003 11:47:18 AM Central Daylight Time, jfor@quik.com 
writes: 
> >I had a PPN-1 a few years back, in unissued condition,
> >but no manual. Interesting looking gear, but for my
> >purposes, it does not pay its rent, in that there's no
> >way i can actually USE it, put it through its paces.
> 
> I am not a ham so it's irrelevant to me if it can be used 'on the air'.
> 
> >So i traded it off, getting some panzer gear in exchange. I
> >understand the value of the PPN's has gone up since then
> >(hi).
> 
> Eureka are likely worth far more than any gear you got in trade. A Eureka 
> bag
> ONLY sold last week for $634.
> 

73
Robert Downs - Houston
<http://www.wa5cab.com>
<wa5cab@cs.com>


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