{"id":18205,"date":"2016-04-10T07:22:49","date_gmt":"2016-04-10T11:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=18205"},"modified":"2016-04-10T07:22:49","modified_gmt":"2016-04-10T11:22:49","slug":"ebay-find-rack-of-classic-receivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/ebay-find-rack-of-classic-receivers\/","title":{"rendered":"eBay find: Rack of classic receivers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Rack-Gear\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Dan Robinson, who shared a link to this rack of classic cold war era receivers<\/a>. The starting bid is $943.75 and there is no shipping cost as it’s local pickup only (no surprise there).<\/p>\n

Here’s the description from eBay:<\/p>\n

LOCAL PICK UP ONLY Paso Robles Ca. 93446. Good condition, rack of Communications and Amateur Radio receivers. Includes Hallicrafters R-46B loudspeaker, two each Hammarlund SP-600 JX-26 receivers with one frequency readout as shown above the top receiver, a National NC-300 receiver with calibrator accessory, and a Hallcrafters SX-101A receiver with calibrator accessory. The rack cabinet is included. All have normal wear for vintage electronics, worn with faded, chipped and rust spots. The SP-600 receivers (both) dial slips and may need repair. All units may need further repair, alignment, or refurbishing. Local pick up only, I can help loading into your vehicle. 70hi 22wide 20deep weights about 600 pounds<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Click here to view on eBay<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think this would be a great deal if all of the equipment was in working order. I suspect this seller hasn’t tested anything\u00a0and is, most likely, not a radio enthusiast. I bet\u00a0the reason the SP-600 dials are spinning freely is because the tuning lock is engaged on each unit–possibly a good sign that the previous owner took care of the equipment. \u00a0All of it looks good (cosmetically) for its age.<\/p>\n

If I were interested, I’d go by and check this out in person prior to bidding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who shared a link to this rack of classic cold war era receivers. The starting bid is $943.75 and there is no shipping cost as it’s local pickup only (no surprise there). Here’s the description from eBay: LOCAL PICK UP ONLY Paso Robles Ca. 93446. Good condition, […]<\/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":[1271,3,4796],"tags":[2635,331,4944,4344,4945],"class_list":["post-18205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boat-anchors-2","category-news","category-vintage-radio","tag-dan-robinson","tag-ebay","tag-hallicrafters-sx-101","tag-hammarlund-sp-600","tag-national-nc-300"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-4JD","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24798,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/dan-sheds-light-on-various-hammarlund-sp-600-models\/","url_meta":{"origin":18205,"position":0},"title":"Dan sheds light on various Hammarlund SP-600 models","author":"Thomas","date":"March 24, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Daniel Hawkins, who leaves the following comment in reply to our previous post about the Northern Radio SP-600 and discussion about\u00a0diversity operation. 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