{"id":20904,"date":"2016-08-29T07:13:47","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T11:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=20904"},"modified":"2016-08-29T07:13:47","modified_gmt":"2016-08-29T11:13:47","slug":"ebay-find-mint-panasonic-rf-2200","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/ebay-find-mint-panasonic-rf-2200\/","title":{"rendered":"eBay find: Mint Panasonic RF-2200"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ebay.to\/2btlIcR\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20905\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RF-2200-eBay-e1472436704734.jpg\" alt=\"RF-2200-eBay\" width=\"800\" height=\"514\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/herculodge.typepad.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jeff McMahon<\/a>, who writes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>There might be a bidding war <a href=\"http:\/\/ebay.to\/2btlIcR\" target=\"_blank\">on this<\/a> \u201cpossibly never used\u201d with box Panasonic RF-2200.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ebay.to\/2btlIcR\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to view on eBay.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Last night, when Jeff sent this link, the price was still under $300&#8211;it&#8217;s now over $400. \u00a0I suspect this listing might achieve top dollar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It&#8217;s certainly saying something that this RF-2200 even includes the original four Panasonic D cells in the supplied cardboard tube! (I wonder what their voltage would be after all of these years?).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">For what it&#8217;s worth, the RF-2200 is the best mediumwave\/AM receiver I&#8217;ve ever used. <a href=\"http:\/\/ebay.to\/2bLL0Fi\" target=\"_blank\">They&#8217;re widely available on eBay<\/a> and one in decent condition will typically fetch\u00a0$200-300 US. Money well-spent if you want a benchmark portable with amazing audio fidelity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, \u00a0Jeff McMahon, who writes: There might be a bidding war on this \u201cpossibly never used\u201d with box Panasonic RF-2200. Click here to view on eBay. Last night, when Jeff sent this link, the price was still under $300&#8211;it&#8217;s now over $400. \u00a0I suspect this listing might achieve top dollar. 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Eventually I'll take the time to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AM&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Panasonic-RF2200-MtMitchell","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Panasonic-RF2200-MtMitchell.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Panasonic-RF2200-MtMitchell.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Panasonic-RF2200-MtMitchell.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Panasonic-RF2200-MtMitchell.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":47142,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/mario-spots-a-national-panasonic-cougar-2200-rf-2200-on-ebay\/","url_meta":{"origin":20904,"position":1},"title":"Mario spots a National Panasonic Cougar 2200 (RF-2200) on eBay","author":"Thomas","date":"January 2, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mario Filippi, who notes a National Panasonic Cougar RF-2200 that's currently available on eBay. The Cougar is an Asian version of the venerable Panasonic RF-2200. This model appears to have an original box in great shape. The price is steep, though at roughly US\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Cougar-RF-2200-e1609625211202.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Cougar-RF-2200-e1609625211202.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Cougar-RF-2200-e1609625211202.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Cougar-RF-2200-e1609625211202.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":43066,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/panasonic-rf-2200-antenna-coupler-model-rd-9820-on-ebay\/","url_meta":{"origin":20904,"position":2},"title":"Panasonic RF-2200 antenna coupler (model RD-9820) on eBay","author":"Thomas","date":"April 29, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mario Filippi (N2HUN), who recently discovered a model RD-9820 antenna coupler for the Panasonic RF-2200. Mario states, \"[The] price is reasonable and they take offers.\" Please, someone purchase this before I do in a moment of weakness. I've two RF-2200s, but do not have\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Accessories&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Accessories","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/accessories\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/RF-2200-Antenna-Coupler-1024x848.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/RF-2200-Antenna-Coupler-1024x848.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/RF-2200-Antenna-Coupler-1024x848.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8930,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/this-panasonic-rf-2200-will-help-you-weather-a-storm\/","url_meta":{"origin":20904,"position":3},"title":"This Panasonic RF-2200 will help you weather a storm","author":"Thomas","date":"March 22, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"While looking through a number of photos Flickr user vency1 posted, I noticed an interesting story behind his trusty Panasonic RF-2200. He describes his radio thus: \"A very good performing receiver. I've had great listening adventures with this on AM and shortwave. This once served as an RDF (radio direction\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AM&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"(Photo: vency1 on flickr)","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/PanaSonic.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/PanaSonic.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/PanaSonic.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/PanaSonic.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13481,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/the-panasonic-rf-2200-an-early-birthday-gift\/","url_meta":{"origin":20904,"position":4},"title":"The Panasonic RF-2200: an early birthday gift","author":"Thomas","date":"June 6, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"This week, I purchased a radio that I have lusted after for years: the Panasonic RF-2200. I justified this eBay purchase because June is my birthday month and...well...do I need anymore justification!?! \u00a0Just look at this beautiful analog dial: In truth, I've been wanting a benchmark portable medium wave receiver\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Mediumwave&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Mediumwave","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/mediumwave\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Panasonic-RF-2200-1","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Panasonic-RF-2200-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Panasonic-RF-2200-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Panasonic-RF-2200-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Panasonic-RF-2200-1.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":25644,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/panasonic-rd-9820-on-ebay\/","url_meta":{"origin":20904,"position":5},"title":"Panasonic RD-9820 on eBay","author":"Thomas","date":"May 16, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mario Filippi, who shares an eBay link to this Panasonic RD-9820--the matching antenna coupler for the Panasonic RF-2200. Mario notes that RF-2200 owners might take note as the auction price is on a more reasonable trajectory than ones have in past auctions. 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