[Milsurplus] BC-733 with accessories

[Ken Kinderman]

Thanks. I’ll try the museum route.

By the way, re shipping: Pirate Ship has great rates… don’t know how, but
they are not stratospheric.

On Fri, Jun 12, 2026 at 11:35 AM Ray Fantini <RAFANTINI at salisbury.edu>
wrote:

> No question about it, eBay and UPS have done just about everything they
> can to discourage or overcharge the small users. Try shipping something
> thru the UPS Store and see what they end up charging. I once did all my
> shipping at the UPS Terminal in town, but they shut down the counter there
> to drive you to the high price UPS Store hacks. It's gotten to the point
> that all the work I do for others I have a deal where I refuse to do
> shipping because of the cost, aggravation and damage that occurs. So, it's
> strictly "Cash and Carry" these days.
> Something you may want to consider is if there is a Flight Museum within
> reasonable distance donating it to them. Often such weird radios are just
> what they need for some projects or not, but it's a better answer then just
> trashing it. Radios like unhacked BC-348 and ART-13 are always in demand; I
> donated a couple that are now in aircraft up at the museum in Dover.
>
> Ray F/KA3EKH
>
>
>
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> *To:* Jim Whartenby <old_radio at aol.com>
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> *Subject:* Re: [Milsurplus] BC-733 with accessories
>
>
> Thanks for the added info. All the original crystals are there. So I guess
> if your plane can bear the weight you’ll be well equipped even today. What
> was the glide slope receiver? The manual is for the RC-103-(x) of which the
> BC-733 is the basic component, the rest being the control box, plugs etc.
>
> Sorry to say, if no one wants this, it goes to landfill. I have had enough
> of eBay… fees are unpredictable: some in excess of 33% which means listing
> at ridiculous prices if I ever want to recover anything; picky, uninformed
> buyers; gotta pack and weigh things before listing in order to determine
> shipping info, and after all that, it may not sell.
>
> So disheartening to see such a beautifully crafted piece like this go to
> waste, but as we are all facing the same looming deadline, hard decisions
> need to be made.
>
> I did manage sell a pair of BC-659’s with accessories to a younger guy (in
> his forties) who is eager to install them into two jeeps of his. He’s not
> too savvy electronically, so I am coaching him through the process via
> email and FaceTime.
>
> 73,
> Ken W2EWL
>
>
>
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