[Milsurplus] TCK-4 info

[Hubert Miller]

George, look at it this way. It doesn't matter how rare it is; it matters how many people want it. You have in the whole 6 billion people on this earth, maybe you could count the people who are potential buyers
on the fingers of one hand. Plus you have only the HF section; if you had the whole thing it would be a different story. There's also no chance of getting a manual for it. The TCK looks more impressive, i think, and
has more user-adjustable gizmotrons.
Maybe the number of unknowns dissuades some people. If you are unsure you want  to sell it, you should figure the least you'll take for it, and make that the auction reserve price.
You mention that you will later auction off separately the matching power supply section - i really do not get the logic behind that. That sounds like FAIR RADIO's  "divide and conquer" policy. 
-H

-----Original Message-----
From: Milsurplus [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of George Babits
Sent: Saturday, February 4, 2017 10:10 AM
To: Kenneth G. Gordon <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>; Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] TCK-4 info

Hi Ken, et.al,

I find it interesting that this TCK-4, with no tubes and in weathered condition, generates so much interest.  On the other hand, perhaps the only surviving GO-6, in decent condition and with tubes, generates no interest at all.  Maybe I should post the eBay number to this list, although it was offered here with no responses prior to putting it on eBay.  Oh well, it isn't getting mouldy.

73,
George
W7HDL


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
To: "Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net" <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2017 10:04 AM
Subject: [Milsurplus] TCK-4 info


> OK. I have a friend, Scott Gray W7IZ, who says that Astoria, OR is about 1 
> hour away from
> his place. He told me that if I win the bid on it (I have NOT yet decided 
> whether or not to bid
> on it), he will bring it to me in April, since he is going to drop off a 
> large home-brew amplifier
> for me to convert to full-QSK for him then, when he is on his way to 
> Wisconsin (?) and back.
>
> So, just how big is this thing?
>
> According to the specs I find on it, it weighs around 230 lbs, which isn't 
> all that heavy for
> such a rig. The BC-610s I used for a number of years weighed over 400 lbs 
> each.
>
> And, BTW, I have all the tubes which would be used in it.
>
> Trouble is, my shack isn't all that big, and I may have trouble finding a 
> place to put it.
>
> In addition, of course, I will have to deal with my wife about having 
> another piece of radio
> junk.
>
> So, if I "rescue" this TCK-4, I would prefer it to NOT stay here but that 
> it would eventually go
> to someone who "needs" it. It WOULD be nice to be able to preserve another 
> piece of
> military history. I take it from the chatter on this list that there are 
> not too many of these left
> in captivity.
>
> Tell me what you think.
>
> Thanks, and vy 73 for now,
>
> Ken W7EKB
>
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