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Just when we thought they were all gone .. here's the perfect gift for
the SWL on your shopping list.

On 3 Dec 2003 11:18:58 -0800, (LW) wrote:

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Just when we thought they were all gone .. here's the perfect gift for
the SWL on your shopping list.
Wow, what a beauty!
H
Retired Teacher, Terrible Mechanic, Worse Plumber!
LPFM Page: http://home.att.net/~optcamel/fmradio.htm

LW wrote:

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Just when we thought they were all gone .. here's the perfect gift for
the SWL on your shopping list.

I think I bid on it around the $3000 level, I can't remember! Alas, it's
not to be. But it's a nice receiver, and well maintained is surely to
increase in value.

If I recall correctly, Joe Walsh, WB6ACU, bid on one and it went for a
very high price.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

N8KDV wrote ...
If I recall correctly, Joe Walsh, WB6ACU, bid on one and it went for a
very high price.


Yep, if I recall that one went over $7500.00. There was a bidding war
in the closing minutes of the auction. Joe lost but it was close.

May Santa bring one to all the SWL's who've been good this past year.
( It's free to wish, ain't it ? )

LW wrote:

N8KDV wrote ...
If I recall correctly, Joe Walsh, WB6ACU, bid on one and it went for a
very high price.


Yep, if I recall that one went over $7500.00. There was a bidding war
in the closing minutes of the auction. Joe lost but it was close.

He did win one, and it went for $10,000. I just looked it up on Google.



May Santa bring one to all the SWL's who've been good this past year.
( It's free to wish, ain't it ? )

LW wrote:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3062660622

Just when we thought they were all gone .. here's the perfect gift for
the SWL on your shopping list.

They made about '500' of them. There are about '76' known to exist. The
question is what happened to more than '400'? I can't believe all of
those are really gone. If had one, I probably wouldn't advertise it
either.

The pictures of the one on Ebay show that it still has the original
paper capacitors, such as the 'Tiny Chiefs' and 'Black Beauties'. Since
these caps' are notoriously leaky, should an owner take a chance on
running a very valuable radio like the '88' and possibly damaging an
irreplacable part such as an I.F. transformer? OTOH, would it lessen the
value of the radio if it was recapped to make it safer to run?

BTW- The SX-88 cost about $3800 in today's dollars when it sold for $600
in 1955. Joe Walsh (The Eagles) payed $10,000 for his. I guess he wanted
it real bad. I wonder what he did with it?


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starman wrote:

LW wrote:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3062660622

Just when we thought they were all gone .. here's the perfect gift for
the SWL on your shopping list.

They made about '500' of them. There are about '76' known to exist. The
question is what happened to more than '400'? I can't believe all of
those are really gone. If had one, I probably wouldn't advertise it
either.

The pictures of the one on Ebay show that it still has the original
paper capacitors, such as the 'Tiny Chiefs' and 'Black Beauties'. Since
these caps' are notoriously leaky, should an owner take a chance on
running a very valuable radio like the '88' and possibly damaging an
irreplacable part such as an I.F. transformer? OTOH, would it lessen the
value of the radio if it was recapped to make it safer to run?

BTW- The SX-88 cost about $3800 in today's dollars when it sold for $600
in 1955. Joe Walsh (The Eagles) payed $10,000 for his. I guess he wanted
it real bad. I wonder what he did with it?

I believe he has at least 7 operating positions in his home. He gets into
old radios, and CW. I sold him some FT-243 crystals a few years back. He
sent me a personalized autographed copy of "Hell Freezes Over" a picture and
some personal guitar pics.

He's a nice guy, talked to him on the phone once too.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm




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Come on Steve, no one's shack or even the desk is that neat.

The photo in the antennas is not the best, unless all you use is a wire.

Very nice station.

N8KDV wrote:



starman wrote:

LW wrote:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3062660622

Just when we thought they were all gone .. here's the perfect gift
for
the SWL on your shopping list.

They made about '500' of them. There are about '76' known to exist.
The
question is what happened to more than '400'? I can't believe all of

those are really gone. If had one, I probably wouldn't advertise it
either.

The pictures of the one on Ebay show that it still has the original
paper capacitors, such as the 'Tiny Chiefs' and 'Black Beauties'.
Since
these caps' are notoriously leaky, should an owner take a chance on
running a very valuable radio like the '88' and possibly damaging an

irreplacable part such as an I.F. transformer? OTOH, would it lessen
the
value of the radio if it was recapped to make it safer to run?

BTW- The SX-88 cost about $3800 in today's dollars when it sold for
$600
in 1955. Joe Walsh (The Eagles) payed $10,000 for his. I guess he
wanted
it real bad. I wonder what he did with it?

I believe he has at least 7 operating positions in his home. He gets
into old radios, and CW. I sold him some FT-243 crystals a few years
back. He sent me a personalized autographed copy of "Hell Freezes
Over" a picture and some personal guitar pics.

He's a nice guy, talked to him on the phone once too.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm




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wrote:

Come on Steve, no one's shack or even the desk is that neat.

That's pretty much what it looks lik most of the time, but I'll try and take
another pic with a few Post-It notes tacked up for effect.



The photo in the antennas is not the best, unless all you use is a wire.

Yes, there is a 200' and a 70' wire. The photo is shot from the end of the
100' wire, which is now 200'. I'll have to take a new pic of that too.



Very nice station.

Thanks.



N8KDV wrote:



starman wrote:

LW wrote:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3062660622

Just when we thought they were all gone .. here's the perfect gift
for
the SWL on your shopping list.

They made about '500' of them. There are about '76' known to exist.
The
question is what happened to more than '400'? I can't believe all of

those are really gone. If had one, I probably wouldn't advertise it
either.

The pictures of the one on Ebay show that it still has the original
paper capacitors, such as the 'Tiny Chiefs' and 'Black Beauties'.
Since
these caps' are notoriously leaky, should an owner take a chance on
running a very valuable radio like the '88' and possibly damaging an

irreplacable part such as an I.F. transformer? OTOH, would it lessen
the
value of the radio if it was recapped to make it safer to run?

BTW- The SX-88 cost about $3800 in today's dollars when it sold for
$600
in 1955. Joe Walsh (The Eagles) payed $10,000 for his. I guess he
wanted
it real bad. I wonder what he did with it?

I believe he has at least 7 operating positions in his home. He gets
into old radios, and CW. I sold him some FT-243 crystals a few years
back. He sent me a personalized autographed copy of "Hell Freezes
Over" a picture and some personal guitar pics.

He's a nice guy, talked to him on the phone once too.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm




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starman wrote:


BTW- The SX-88 cost about $3800 in today's dollars when it sold for $600
in 1955. Joe Walsh (The Eagles) payed $10,000 for his. I guess he wanted
it real bad. I wonder what he did with it?

Pulled all the tubes to make a guitar amp and trashed the rest?