[Milsurplus] LM value

[Bob kb8tq]

Hi

An LM is a very cool piece of equipment. There are a lot of things you could do with
one “back in the day”. Fast forward to an era of dirt cheap solid state test gear (military
or otherwise) and they are not as unique.  What was terrific accuracy for it’s era is no 
longer “best of the best” On top of that, the painstaking point by point calibration of every
single uint (to take out the non-linearity of the tuning system) likely no longer holds. 
Unless you want to sit down and run a few thousand check points, there is no easy way
to replace that cal. The original calibrators were amazing machines in their day. When 
sold as surplus (even back then) they were in the “way to big to take home” category. 
Yes indeed, I still think about passing on buying one of them ….. maybe if I'd given up
the dining room and ate on the floor in the hall instead….

Bob 

> On Feb 7, 2018, at 1:02 PM, David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Glenn Little WB4UIV
> Subject: [Milsurplus] LM value
> 
> I have a chance to get an LM-13 and a LM-15.
> What are these worth?
> --------------------
> 
> While there are some higher "outliers,"  the
> average price for an LM without supply or
> accessories in clean, complete condition if sold
> on Ebay is between $20-$35.  Same for stand-alone
> power supplies or an original power cable in
> useable shape.  If you attempt to sell them at a
> hamfest, your are unlikely to sell one for even
> $10.
> Sorry; the supply is growing with every Estate
> sale and the demand is shrinking for the same
> reason.  "All good things..."
> 
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