[Milsurplus] NOS In Box TCS Receiver- Very Cool!

[bcarling@cfl.rr.com]

This reminds me of an old guy who used to trade ham equitment in tennessee when I lived there. 
 He kept most of it out doors near his shed. Some of it was kept inside the shed but you can just imagine what happened to the rest. Rigs, accessories and parts were piled several feet high and exposed to the rain and the humidity and the sunshine on a daily basis for many weeks or even years. Then they were hauled to hamfests and offered for sale.

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From: "David Stinson" <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>
To: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [Milsurplus] NOS In Box TCS Receiver- Very Cool!
Date: Mon, Jul 25, 2011 8:52 pm



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <WA5CAB at cs.com>

> I'll add that if I needed any more TCS receivers, I wouldn't pay 
> much over
> $50 for one in an unopened crate.  I have opened too many crates or 
> sealed
> boxes only to find the contents in very poor condition.

I've had a similar experience.  Many years ago, I bought an estate 
that had
several BC-211s in sealed cartons, including the "air-tight bag" (the 
kind
with the red foil on the inside of rubberized canvas).  I can't 
remember
 if I sold two or three of them.  One of the fellows was excited
about being the first to open the box and I heard back from him
when he did.  It seems many years in storage which was not
climate-controlled had taken their toll.  The paint and plates were 
great,
but plastic parts were discolored and warped.  The plastic had 
"outgassed"
and caused problems with surfaces.  Controls were frozen solid.
He wouldn't take a full refund but we worked out compensation.
I don't know if he ever got it recovered.  I had one unopened 
remaining and,
when I opened it, I found the same problems.  It's still out in the 
shed somewhere.
I never heard from  the others so I hope they had better luck.
We were both disappointed in our "new in crate" freq meter.

73 Dave S.

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