[MRCA] problems owning/buying rare radios

[Peter Gottlieb]

A good portion of the gear I have will be unrepairable if it breaks. So what. Most of it is highly reliable and so unlikely to fail. Get the great stuff and enjoy it. 


Peter

On Mar 11, 2012, at 9:55 PM, "W2HX" <w2hx at w2hx.com> wrote:

> Hi friends.  I am recently acquired a really nice Racal BCC-39B which is now
> my favorite HF manpack.  While there is some *very* basic documentation
> available, if the thing goes south I am likely SOL.  Now I may have an
> opportunity to purchase a BCC-39"D". This thing is significantly different
> than the B. For example, it has an internal ATU (vs the external BCC565 of
> the "B"), has some kind of hopping capability, uses LED instead of LCD
> display, etc.  For this radio, there is literally ZERO information on.  This
> thing makes hens teeth look common!
> 
> After thinking about which list to send this inquiry to, I decided the "C"
> in MRCA might provide the most sympathetic ears.  What do you folks think
> about acquiring and owning very rare (and expensive) radios that may be
> unfixable? The practical ham in me thinks, "stay far away, save your money."
> But the collector in me says "rare opportunity, only kid on the block with
> one, bragging rights galore!"  Now of course, this is a personal decision
> that no one can make other than me.  But.what do you other collectors think
> and how do you guys make these kinds of decisions?
> 
> Many thanks
> 
> 
> 73 Eugene W2HX
> 
> 
> 
> 
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