[MRCA] OT: Whats a Collins 30K-4 worth?

[Ray Fantini]

Being a Collins it will be priced high, I have worked on 20V transmitter in broadcast service and always thought they were pigs. Not as well designed or built as Gates/Harris or RCA but Hams love Collins. Think if it's under $500 that's not bad but I would not pay beyond that. But that's just me.

Ray F

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Subject: [MRCA] OT: Whats a Collins 30K-4 worth?

Sorry for the bandwidth, but so many of the folks on the list just have a wealth of experience (and all my friends on this list!) 

I have a line on a Collins 30K-4. It is owner says it is operational on 160 and 40.  It is not restored but it isn't abused. It comes with a 310 (letter suffix not known at the moment) but again, the whole thing is operational.  I was told that the exciter has had some modification to get it on 160.  My interest is 80 and 40, not 160.  The only other thing I know about it is it has had its "hard to find" modulator tubes replaced with a "more common" type tube that required only simple modification. The seller could not recall the details, but something about the 75TH maybe replaced with 100th?.

Best part is, seller is local to me (10 miles?). I trust the seller and his description of its operating condition. I plan to visit him in the next few days to see it in person.

Anyway, I am interested to know fair prices for such a set up. 

Thanks in advance
73 Eugene W2HX