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Unusual (in Spain) finding!
Good morning,
Yesterday, while attending a local fleamarket (not radio related), a large dark grey box got my attention. I could not believe it; in the middle of lots of other items (mostly _real_ junk!), there was a lonely National NC-183D!. In about two years, it is the second BA I see in that market (the other was a BC-348 which was fastly sold). The 183D was not in great shape, having scratches all around it, some oxide, a couple missing knobs (I will post later for help on this). It was about a 5 on a 1-10 scale. Internally it was dirt but complete, with all tubes. I asked price and got 80 Euro (about US$92) as an answer... finally, I got it for 60 Euro (about US$69) Of course, money left my wallet and the NC-183D went to my car's boot :-) I think it is a nice winter project and hope to be able to restore it to its former glory (more to come about this as works start) Regards from a happy camper :-) JOSE -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 73 EB5AGV / EC5AAU - JOSE V. GAVILA La Canyada - Valencia (SPAIN) Vintage Radio: http://jvgavila.com Vintage Test Equipment: http://jvgavila.com/testeq.htm European Boatanchors List: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/euro_ba_swap |
Jose V. Gavila wrote:
I asked price and got 80 Euro (about US$92) as an answer... finally, I got it for 60 Euro (about US$69) Of course, money left my wallet and the NC-183D went to my car's boot :-) Good catch! -Bill |
Jose V. Gavila wrote:
I asked price and got 80 Euro (about US$92) as an answer... finally, I got it for 60 Euro (about US$69) Of course, money left my wallet and the NC-183D went to my car's boot :-) Good catch! -Bill |
On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 06:49:09 UTC, "Jose V. Gavila"
wrote: Good morning, Yesterday, while attending a local fleamarket (not radio related), a large dark grey box got my attention. I could not believe it; in the middle of lots of other items (mostly _real_ junk!), there was a lonely National NC-183D!. In about two years, it is the second BA I see in that market (the other was a BC-348 which was fastly sold). The 183D was not in great shape, having scratches all around it, some oxide, a couple missing knobs (I will post later for help on this). It was about a 5 on a 1-10 scale. Internally it was dirt but complete, with all tubes. I asked price and got 80 Euro (about US$92) as an answer... finally, I got it for 60 Euro (about US$69) Of course, money left my wallet and the NC-183D went to my car's boot :-) I think it is a nice winter project and hope to be able to restore it to its former glory (more to come about this as works start) Regards from a happy camper :-) JOSE Great story. I've never had that happen to me. I've been restoring and fixing up old Heathkits and Tektronix Oscilloscopes that I get on eBay. I believe that these old radios will be prized collectables in a few years. That said, I have a life time supply of "fix it" radios now, enough for 6 full stations. de ah6gi/4 |
On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 06:49:09 UTC, "Jose V. Gavila"
wrote: Good morning, Yesterday, while attending a local fleamarket (not radio related), a large dark grey box got my attention. I could not believe it; in the middle of lots of other items (mostly _real_ junk!), there was a lonely National NC-183D!. In about two years, it is the second BA I see in that market (the other was a BC-348 which was fastly sold). The 183D was not in great shape, having scratches all around it, some oxide, a couple missing knobs (I will post later for help on this). It was about a 5 on a 1-10 scale. Internally it was dirt but complete, with all tubes. I asked price and got 80 Euro (about US$92) as an answer... finally, I got it for 60 Euro (about US$69) Of course, money left my wallet and the NC-183D went to my car's boot :-) I think it is a nice winter project and hope to be able to restore it to its former glory (more to come about this as works start) Regards from a happy camper :-) JOSE Great story. I've never had that happen to me. I've been restoring and fixing up old Heathkits and Tektronix Oscilloscopes that I get on eBay. I believe that these old radios will be prized collectables in a few years. That said, I have a life time supply of "fix it" radios now, enough for 6 full stations. de ah6gi/4 |
"Jose V. Gavila" wrote:
Good morning, Yesterday, while attending a local fleamarket (not radio related), a large dark grey box got my attention. I could not believe it; in the middle of lots of other items (mostly _real_ junk!), there was a lonely National NC-183D!. In about two years, it is the second BA I see in that market (the other was a BC-348 which was fastly sold). The 183D was not in great shape, having scratches all around it, some oxide, a couple missing knobs (I will post later for help on this). It was about a 5 on a 1-10 scale. Internally it was dirt but complete, with all tubes. I asked price and got 80 Euro (about US$92) as an answer... finally, I got it for 60 Euro (about US$69) Of course, money left my wallet and the NC-183D went to my car's boot :-) I think it is a nice winter project and hope to be able to restore it to its former glory (more to come about this as works start) Regards from a happy camper :-) JOSE -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 73 EB5AGV / EC5AAU - JOSE V. GAVILA I have a NC-183R on my bench for a complete restoration. A friend of mine was moving and didn't have enough room to take it. He told me had it sitting on a shelf for five years, and had never had the time to work on it. He got it from someone else who had "fixed" it with a bunch of new caps tacked into the chassis, and hanging loose, all over the place. It has all the tubes and knobs, but the ventilated top cover is missing. -- Michael A. Terrell Central Florida |
"Jose V. Gavila" wrote:
Good morning, Yesterday, while attending a local fleamarket (not radio related), a large dark grey box got my attention. I could not believe it; in the middle of lots of other items (mostly _real_ junk!), there was a lonely National NC-183D!. In about two years, it is the second BA I see in that market (the other was a BC-348 which was fastly sold). The 183D was not in great shape, having scratches all around it, some oxide, a couple missing knobs (I will post later for help on this). It was about a 5 on a 1-10 scale. Internally it was dirt but complete, with all tubes. I asked price and got 80 Euro (about US$92) as an answer... finally, I got it for 60 Euro (about US$69) Of course, money left my wallet and the NC-183D went to my car's boot :-) I think it is a nice winter project and hope to be able to restore it to its former glory (more to come about this as works start) Regards from a happy camper :-) JOSE -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 73 EB5AGV / EC5AAU - JOSE V. GAVILA I have a NC-183R on my bench for a complete restoration. A friend of mine was moving and didn't have enough room to take it. He told me had it sitting on a shelf for five years, and had never had the time to work on it. He got it from someone else who had "fixed" it with a bunch of new caps tacked into the chassis, and hanging loose, all over the place. It has all the tubes and knobs, but the ventilated top cover is missing. -- Michael A. Terrell Central Florida |
Yes, let us hope that they will be valuable in future years, as the market
on ebay and elsewhere for boatanchors is very soft now. Hopefully there will still be analog stations to tune, and low enough levels of electrical interference to hear them. I used to have an NC-183, and then decided that I shall have no boatanchor larger than a microwave oven. That maxim has certainly limited the size, but not the quantity, of my boatanchors awaiting restoration! Pete Verrando KQ5I |
Yes, let us hope that they will be valuable in future years, as the market
on ebay and elsewhere for boatanchors is very soft now. Hopefully there will still be analog stations to tune, and low enough levels of electrical interference to hear them. I used to have an NC-183, and then decided that I shall have no boatanchor larger than a microwave oven. That maxim has certainly limited the size, but not the quantity, of my boatanchors awaiting restoration! Pete Verrando KQ5I |
pete wrote:
I used to have an NC-183, and then decided that I shall have no boatanchor larger than a microwave oven. That maxim has certainly limited the size, but not the quantity, of my boatanchors awaiting restoration! Pete Verrando KQ5I Get a bigger microwave oven. -Bill |
pete wrote:
I used to have an NC-183, and then decided that I shall have no boatanchor larger than a microwave oven. That maxim has certainly limited the size, but not the quantity, of my boatanchors awaiting restoration! Pete Verrando KQ5I Get a bigger microwave oven. -Bill |
On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 04:22:15 UTC, "pete"
wrote: Yes, let us hope that they will be valuable in future years, as the market on ebay and elsewhere for boatanchors is very soft now. Hopefully there will still be analog stations to tune, and low enough levels of electrical interference to hear them. Soft prices are a double edged sword. The prices are driven down by the aging and death of the interested population, by low prices of new radios, by the distractions of other hobbies such as the Internet, and by collapse of the economy (The Dow Jones began falling on January 14, 2000). These are all strong forces. On the other hand, there will be no more boat anchors built, ever. Every day, another boat anchor radio is lost, tossed out, deteriorated beyond repair. As good as the new radios are, you cannot pick out the transmitters by tuning across 40. Was that a ICOM Pro II or an HT-37? Similarly on receive, my QTH, antenna, and speakers affects the receive quality more than the radio. That's assuming that I'm using a boat anchor of reasonable quality, something with 1 kHz readout, 1 uV sensitivity, .5 kHz/30 minute stabilty, 2.5 kHz or better selectivity, half watt audio output, etc. Easy to achieve specs from 1960 on. I used to have an NC-183, and then decided that I shall have no boatanchor larger than a microwave oven. That maxim has certainly limited the size, but not the quantity, of my boatanchors awaiting restoration! Pete Verrando KQ5I I don't have any Nationals. Almost all Heathkits here. de ah6gi/4 Got a Signal/One CX7A working on receive. -- |
On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 04:22:15 UTC, "pete"
wrote: Yes, let us hope that they will be valuable in future years, as the market on ebay and elsewhere for boatanchors is very soft now. Hopefully there will still be analog stations to tune, and low enough levels of electrical interference to hear them. Soft prices are a double edged sword. The prices are driven down by the aging and death of the interested population, by low prices of new radios, by the distractions of other hobbies such as the Internet, and by collapse of the economy (The Dow Jones began falling on January 14, 2000). These are all strong forces. On the other hand, there will be no more boat anchors built, ever. Every day, another boat anchor radio is lost, tossed out, deteriorated beyond repair. As good as the new radios are, you cannot pick out the transmitters by tuning across 40. Was that a ICOM Pro II or an HT-37? Similarly on receive, my QTH, antenna, and speakers affects the receive quality more than the radio. That's assuming that I'm using a boat anchor of reasonable quality, something with 1 kHz readout, 1 uV sensitivity, .5 kHz/30 minute stabilty, 2.5 kHz or better selectivity, half watt audio output, etc. Easy to achieve specs from 1960 on. I used to have an NC-183, and then decided that I shall have no boatanchor larger than a microwave oven. That maxim has certainly limited the size, but not the quantity, of my boatanchors awaiting restoration! Pete Verrando KQ5I I don't have any Nationals. Almost all Heathkits here. de ah6gi/4 Got a Signal/One CX7A working on receive. -- |
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