[Milsurplus] value? NOS TDQ and motor-generator

[Ray Fantini]

There was someone trying to sell a TDQ in New Jersey for a while now but being that’s its VHF AM and produces about a watt for every five pounds of weight it’s a tough sale. Museums are indeed the best place for something like that. Too bad it’s not a TDE or TCK or something that can be used on HF that would be a different story. I would jump at a TDE for $400, or something like a TCM or relatively common TCS are more desirable because of there ability to be used on the Ham bands. Imagine you can use the TDQ on two meters but not a lot of AM activity going on up there and dedicating that much work and floor space to a 45 watt transmitter is a lot to ask for, yet for some strange reason I would have no problems doing all that work to set up and operate a TDE for 100 watts of CW and maybe 30 watts of AM.
How’s you’re AN/FRT-17 transmitter project progressing speaking of things that are large and require lots of floor space?
Ray F

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From: milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net [milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Nick England [navy.radio at gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 9:24 AM
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Subject: [Milsurplus] value? NOS TDQ and motor-generator

I git e-mail from a fellow cleaning out his late Dad's storage. Says
he found a NOS TDQ and the 230vdc motor-gen for it - he wants to know
value and how to sell it.
He said one went on eBay recently for almost $400 - going from
Connecticut to a buyer in Hong Kong (I'd guess that means xfmrs and
caps going to audiophiles).

I said $400 sounded about 4-8X too much to me. I said I thought it
would be a tough sell and he really ought to donate it to a museum
ship.
What do you guys think?

cheers,
Nick K4NYW
www.navy-radio.com