{"id":16609,"date":"2016-01-05T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T13:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=16609"},"modified":"2016-01-05T09:00:16","modified_gmt":"2016-01-05T13:00:16","slug":"one-of-the-highest-prices-ever-paid-for-a-collins-51j-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/one-of-the-highest-prices-ever-paid-for-a-collins-51j-4\/","title":{"rendered":"One of the highest prices ever paid for a Collins 51J-4"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Collins-51J4\"Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Dan Robinson, who writes:<\/p>\n

Over $2k for this receiver, which appears to be quite unique. <\/em>It is not one of the well-known and quite rare Beckman 51J4s, a<\/em>nd likely it was re-finished to give it the almost white-grey\u00a0<\/em>color it has. <\/em><\/p>\n

But it does have an interesting tuning addition,\u00a0<\/em>what the seller calls a factory-installed 4:1 vernier knob. Regardless,\u00a0<\/em>it fetched about as much as any 51J4 has ever brought in on Ebay:<\/em><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/181975178674?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Thanks, Dan! That 51J4 is a beauty. I’m always amazed at the price Collins equipment fetches at auctions and even at Hamfests. You’re hard-pressed to find anything under $800 and rare units (like the 51J4 above) sell for so much more.<\/p>\n

Someday, I’d like to add a Collins R-390A<\/a> to my collection, but first I need to make room for it and start saving! My buddy, Charlie (W4MEC) has rebuilt several R-390s and I’ve no idea how he does it. The tuning mechanism alone is one amazing (and complicated<\/em>) piece of engineering! Charlie loves a good challenge, though, and he’s certainly brought a few R-390s back into full service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who writes: Over $2k for this receiver, which appears to be quite unique. It is not one of the well-known and quite rare Beckman 51J4s, and likely it was re-finished to give it the almost white-grey\u00a0color it has. But it does have an interesting tuning addition,\u00a0what the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1271,3,26],"tags":[2898,4616,2635,331],"class_list":["post-16609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boat-anchors-2","category-news","category-radios","tag-collins","tag-collins-51j-4","tag-dan-robinson","tag-ebay"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-4jT","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15267,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/guest-post-a-late-summer-visit-to-howard-mills-radio-restoration\/","url_meta":{"origin":16609,"position":0},"title":"Guest Post: A Late Summer Visit to Howard Mills’ Radio Restoration","author":"Thomas","date":"October 28, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to\u00a0former VOA correspondent and noted DXer, Dan Robinson, for the following guest post: A Late Summer Visit to Howard Mills' Radio Restoration -Dan Robinson The end of summer is a wistful time, as we begin to mourn the passage of warm days and anticipate the arrival of autumn.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "AM"","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSCF7519.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSCF7519.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSCF7519.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":17054,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/dan-notes-a-collins-51s-1-nos-that-is-near-record-price\/","url_meta":{"origin":16609,"position":1},"title":"Dan notes a Collins 51S-1 NOS that is near record price","author":"Thomas","date":"January 24, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"[See update below] Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who writes: This NOS 51-S1 is headed for a record price\u00a0for an Ebay sale. 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This is a rare rack version complete with box and original\u00a0accessories.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Boat Anchors"","block_context":{"text":"Boat Anchors","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/boat-anchors-2\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Collins-eBay-s-l1600","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Collins-eBay-s-l1600-1024x768.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Collins-eBay-s-l1600-1024x768.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Collins-eBay-s-l1600-1024x768.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":48291,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/dan-spots-a-rare-collins-51s1-ltv-g133-f-military-receiver-on-ebay\/","url_meta":{"origin":16609,"position":2},"title":"Dan spots a rare Collins 51S1 LTV G133 F military receiver on eBay","author":"Thomas","date":"March 29, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who notes: This military version of the 51S-1 receiver is almost never seen on the used market. 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