It's an RME 6900.

Made in 59 to 1962.

It was the second to last receiver RME made after it merged with
ElectroVoice.

It goes with the 6901 speaker.

6902 was the last model. I have yet to run into anyone that had one.


-Biz WDØHCO

It's an RME 6900.

Made in 59 to 1962.

It was the second to last receiver RME made after it merged with
ElectroVoice.

It goes with the 6901 speaker.

6902 was the last model. I have yet to run into anyone that had one.

-Biz WDØHCO

Hi, Biz--

Now you have. I owned one for several years and liked it very much. Sold it
only because of shack overflow.

Avery W3AVE
Potomac, Md.

in article , AComarow at
wrote on 11/29/03 7:01 AM:

It's an RME 6900.

Made in 59 to 1962.

It was the second to last receiver RME made after it merged with
ElectroVoice.

It goes with the 6901 speaker.

6902 was the last model. I have yet to run into anyone that had one.

-Biz WDØHCO

Hi, Biz--

Now you have. I owned one for several years and liked it very much. Sold it
only because of shack overflow.

Avery W3AVE
Potomac, Md.

WOW - well never seen a picture of one but heard of them from some RME
Collectors here in Dallas. Kinda collectable since it was the last gasp of
RME. There is a small group here that collects the last tube rigs of dying
companies from the 50's 60's and 70's.

Interesting concept since back then most would do anything they could to
save their companies and some of these "desperation" rigs reflect that.

-Biz WDØHCO
Dallas, TX.

WOW - well never seen a picture of one but heard of them from some RME
Collectors here in Dallas. Kinda collectable since it was the last gasp of
RME. There is a small group here that collects the last tube rigs of dying
companies from the 50's 60's and 70's.

Interesting concept since back then most would do anything they could to
save their companies and some of these "desperation" rigs reflect that.

-Biz WDØHCO
Dallas, TX

Well, if by desperation you mean ill-conceived or rushed designs, yes, there
was some of that. Hammarlund's HQ-215 or -205 (I don't recall the exact model
number) comes to mind--a nondescript receiver coupled with a CB transmitter.
But the RME 6900 was a very good radio, at least in my opinion. It performed
well and looked pretty neat, and was priced well below the top of hamband-only
receivers.

Avery W3AVE

In article ,
(AComarow) writes:

Hammarlund's HQ-215 or -205 (I don't recall the exact model
number) comes to mind--a nondescript receiver coupled with a CB transmitter.

HQ-105TR - it was an HQ-100 with a one-tube one-channel 5 watt 10 or 11 meter
rig inside (used the rx audio system for the modulator). Circa 1958 - not a
desperation move by Hammarlund, just a marketing attempt.

The HQ-215 (1968 or so) was meant to be a solid-state top-end rx. It used the
same het scheme as the Collins S-line and it could (in theory, anyway)
transceive with a 32S-3. But I doubt many Collins fans wanted one!

But the RME 6900 was a very good radio, at least in my opinion. It performed
well and looked pretty neat, and was priced well below the top of
hamband-only
receivers.

How did it compare with, say, a 75A-4?

73 de Jim, N2EY

Hammarlund's HQ-215 or -205 (I don't recall the exact model
number) comes to mind--a nondescript receiver coupled with a CB transmitter.

HQ-105TR - it was an HQ-100 with a one-tube one-channel 5 watt 10 or 11 meter
rig inside (used the rx audio system for the modulator). Circa 1958 - not a
desperation move by Hammarlund, just a marketing attempt.

The HQ-215 (1968 or so) was meant to be a solid-state top-end rx. It used the
same het scheme as the Collins S-line and it could (in theory, anyway)
transceive with a 32S-3. But I doubt many Collins fans wanted one!

But the RME 6900 was a very good radio, at least in my opinion. It performed
well and looked pretty neat, and was priced well below the top of
hamband-only
receivers.

How did it compare with, say, a 75A-4?

73 de Jim, N2EY

Thanks for setting me straight on the Hammarlunds, although I'd still bet the
company didn't sell many 105TRs.

As for the RME-6900 vs. a 75A-4, no fair. Not even close, nor did it pretend to
be. It was in the price class of an HQ-170. It lacked mechanical filters (among
other 75A-4 features) and certainly wasn't overbuilt like the A-4. It was more
comparable to a 75S-3, and even then there was really not much of a contest. I
sold mine because I had an HQ-170A that I preferred because of the slot filter,
audio performance, and flexibility. But one of the things I liked about the RME
was its one knob, one function design, with nice big knobs. I'm not much on
multifunction controls. I keep forgetting how to access the secondary and
tertiary functions and even what they are.

Avery W3AVE

On Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:59:59, Biz WD=?ISO-8859-1?B?2A==?=HCO
wrote:


WOW - well never seen a picture of one but heard of them from some RME
Collectors here in Dallas. Kinda collectable since it was the last gasp of
RME. There is a small group here that collects the last tube rigs of dying
companies from the 50's 60's and 70's.

Interesting concept since back then most would do anything they could to
save their companies and some of these "desperation" rigs reflect that.

RME collectors? Collectors who specialize in the last tube rigs
of dying companies?

I'm trying to figure out why "common" tube transceivers go for a
song and a half dozen small hunks of roughly machined brass and
steel go for a hundred bucks or more. Why do J-38's cost more
than some Vibroplex keys?

Why do "catalin" radios sell for thousands of dollars, more than a
KWM-2?




ckh wrote:

Why do "catalin" radios sell for thousands of dollars, more than a
KWM-2?

Catalin radios have nothing to do with radios. They have become an
"investment vehicle" and more often than not are changing hands amongst
those that only have a passing interest in old radios.

-BM

RME collectors? Collectors who specialize in the last tube rigs
of dying companies?


You name it people collect it ....like the Bible says ...call no man a fool
or something to that effect.


I'm trying to figure out why "common" tube transceivers go for a
song and a half dozen small hunks of roughly machined brass and
steel go for a hundred bucks or more. Why do J-38's cost more
than some Vibroplex keys?


Supply and demand .... also one can store many more keys than rigs. My wife
is always on me with the "you don't use it so get rid of it lecture". I
shake my head at some of the "key crap" and prices on e-Bay.


Why do "catalin" radios sell for thousands of dollars, more than a
KWM-2?

Why do guys put up with owning any number of sports cars from the 50s and
60s with their inherent problems when they could get a Miata and be trouble
free? People like to tinker and this is certainly is a tinkerer's
hobby-endeavor-service.

73 God Bless Tom Popovic KI3R Belle Vernon Pa

garigue posted:
Why do guys put up with owning any number of sports cars from the 50s and
60s with their inherent problems when they could get a Miata and be trouble
free?

silly question!

One should own all of them:
1950 MGTD
1976 MGB
1978 MGB
1999 Miata (British Racing Green)
Old Hallicrafters
Old Lafeyettes
Old Nationals

Don