Brian Hill wrote:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...23754 66&rd=1


Prices ebb and flow with the wind for these.
I just sold one in much better condition
for less than $100.
Next week, a perfect one may go for $40.
The week after, one drilled and spoiled like
this one may go for $300 again.
Just no way to tell.
Dave AB5S

According to my research, the total number of 520-1500 kc units produced was
around 30,000. Compare that to 450,000 beacon receivers; 190-550 kc, the
ones that amateurs used as the Q-5'er described in QST December 1947. Sets
that covered 3-6 mc and 6-9.1 mc had around 200,000 produced each, those
covering 1.5-3 mc had a production run of about 50,000.

Rarer still are the units covering 9-13.5 mc - 46 sets, 13.5-20 mc and 20-27
mc only 150 sets built.

I would have paid up to $200 for a 520-1500 kc unit in top conditon.

I cleaned out my collection of Command Sets about 10 years ago---I had
nearly every component of that communication/navigation equipments. Nearly
everything was gotten rid of but I kept a couple receivers and transmitters
and a couple of unused XM-108'S ( MY CHALLENGE TO THE COMMAND SET COLLECTOR;
WHO KNOWS WHAT AN XM-108 IS?). I couldn't see myself selling it to hams who
would probably strip them down for the tuning capacitors so I donated it all
to a warbird restoration outfit where they have been outfitted in such
aircraft as the B-25.

The collection was part of a research project started 20 years ago to be
followed by an article on the history of the Command Set.

RG


Brian Hill wrote in message
...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=57223754 66&
rd=1

RadioGuy wrote:


Rarer still are the units covering 9-13.5 mc - 46 sets, 13.5-20 mc and 20-27
mc only 150 sets built.

Updated figures: We now believe only 50 each of the four models
of RAT and RAT-1 were produced, making 100 RAT and 100 RAT-1.
A far as is known, less than ten of each model have survived.
Better than the RAVs, of which only two or perhaps three
are known to be in private hands.

( MY CHALLENGE TO THE COMMAND SET COLLECTOR;
WHO KNOWS WHAT AN XM-108 IS?).

Are you talking about the transformer Fair Radio used
to sell as part of a Command Set power supply kit?

David:

Congratulations... you are the first person I have met that knows the
correct answer to the question.

The XM-108 was the transformer that Fair Radio Sales used in a power
supply/speaker kit for the Command Sets. Sometime in the 80's Fair seemed
to have dropped them from their catalog.

BTW... I have a Command Set transmitter that is still in the sealed,
unopened factory carton. I like to make the claim that its the only one
left in the world in that condition, but then, it wouldn't surprise me if
some fellow pipes up that he has a warehouse full of them in the same
condition.

RG


David Stinson wrote in message
news:iadad.2539$Rp4.2079@trnddc01...


RadioGuy wrote:


Rarer still are the units covering 9-13.5 mc - 46 sets, 13.5-20 mc and
20-27
mc only 150 sets built.

Updated figures: We now believe only 50 each of the four models
of RAT and RAT-1 were produced, making 100 RAT and 100 RAT-1.
A far as is known, less than ten of each model have survived.
Better than the RAVs, of which only two or perhaps three
are known to be in private hands.

( MY CHALLENGE TO THE COMMAND SET COLLECTOR;
WHO KNOWS WHAT AN XM-108 IS?).

Are you talking about the transformer Fair Radio used
to sell as part of a Command Set power supply kit?

"RadioGuy" wrote in message
...
[...snip...] I would have paid up to $200 for a 520-1500 kc unit in top
conditon.

I cleaned out my collection of Command Sets about 10 years ago---
[...snip...] I donated it all
to a warbird restoration outfit where they have been outfitted in such
aircraft as the B-25.

Bravo!

--
Steve N, K,9;d, c. i My email has no u's.

"Steve Nosko" wrote in message
...

"RadioGuy" wrote in message
...
[...snip...] I would have paid up to $200 for a 520-1500 kc unit in top
conditon.

I cleaned out my collection of Command Sets about 10 years ago---
[...snip...] I donated it all
to a warbird restoration outfit where they have been outfitted in such
aircraft as the B-25.

Bravo!

--
Steve N, K,9;d, c. i My email has no u's.



Yes indeed...that was a GOOD THING.

Dan/W4NTI