[Milsurplus] German Freya Radar on ebay

[Bob Camp]

Hi

Compared to the price, how much is this beast going to cost to ship 
properly?

We seem to spend a lot of time agonizing over auction prices on stuff. 
 From past experience with stuff like Teletypes (small beans compared to 
radar consoles) the shipping is often where the real money is.

Anybody want a Teletype model 33 in roughly the same condition as the 
Freya? Pick up only, I'm not going to ship it. (Sound awfully 
familiar?).

You can get a PDP-8 to go with the model 33. To finish out the Freya 
you really need a couple of Wuerzburgs.

No matter what we collect it just goes on and on ...

	Take Care!

		Bob Camp
		KB8TQ


On Mar 7, 2005, at 11:34 PM, William Donzelli wrote:

> So why did a "trash heap" radar console go for $787?
>
> Well, it may be a shock to some of you - that piece was the single most
> significant bit of old radar technology EVER offered on Ebay, and
> certainly one of the most offered for sale anywhere in the past few
> years. Why? It's German, for one. Very little German radar technology
> remains outside of the British museum system, with the exception of 
> tubes,
> of course. Also, it is a ground radar. With old radar systems from 
> World
> War 2, the ground radars were probably the most important, yet 
> survived in
> the fewest numbers. Lastly, it comes from a very important family of
> radars - the Freyas, the backbone of the German air defense system.
>
> As for condition - not great, certainly. The seller is pretty honest, 
> and
> from my experience, the items are better than they appear in the 
> pictures.
> Missing parts is an issue, but not a terrible one - the tubes can be
> found, as can knobs (little parts can still be found at German 
> hamfests).
> The visor may be gone for good, but something can be fabricated.
>
> Doorstop? Radar consoles are the easiest part of a radar system to get
> working. Generally everything is fairly simple, and I doubt it is far
> different from US consoles. Consoles are also the easiest to get to do
> something - feed in video from another radar receiver or even a 
> simulator,
> and watch the scope all night.
>
> Maybe when a modified RAT or RAV comes up on Ebay and goes for $787, we
> can all go nuts again.
>
> William Donzelli
> aw288 at osfn.org
>
>
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