[Milsurplus] Dayton Day two

[Mike Morrow]

Ray wrote:

> He had one of those huge HF receiver transmitter sets that
> were used in armored service

That sounds like the SCR-506-A (BC-652-A receiver, BC-653-A transmitter).

> he sold the transmitter for $80 and the receiver for $40

Not a bad price at all, if only one has the room to store it.  I turned
down a complete NIB AN/GRC-19 (with T-195B), and all components made by
Stewart-Warner on the same contract.  It was being sold for $500 at
Dayton 2002.  I'd have loved to have it, and still regret a little
letting it go, but I just did *not* have room for it at the time.  It
was still unsold that Sunday, when I left.

> the CQ Surplus conversion manual listed it as a 400 Lbs of nothing.

I don't believe it weighs that much...maybe 300 pounds.  I despise
the writings of the clowns who typically commented stupidly in
conversion books from CQ and other sources 60 years ago. 

I spent this afternoon at four of my large self-storage units.  I
always find stuff I did not know I had, so I feel a little like
I've been to a better-than-average hamfest when I cart some of
the items to the house.  I also walk away knowing that anything
I acquire from now on must be very small.

Mike / KK5F