{"id":22294,"date":"2016-11-18T11:14:52","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T15:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=22294"},"modified":"2016-11-19T07:35:21","modified_gmt":"2016-11-19T11:35:21","slug":"ebay-find-rare-squires-sanders-ss-1r-receiver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/ebay-find-rare-squires-sanders-ss-1r-receiver\/","title":{"rendered":"eBay Find: Rare Squires Sanders SS-1R receiver"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ss-1r\"<\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Dan Robinson<\/a>, who shares this recent find on eBay and notes:<\/p>\n

Extremely rare Squires Sanders on Ebay….amateur receiver….only the second time in recent years one of these radios has come up on the used market…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

I was not at all familiar with this ham band receiver, Dan. \u00a0I like the unique analog two digit log\/frequency display below the main dial. Looks to be pretty clean, though the seller notes that this is an estate item and has not been tested. A buyer would have to assume the cord and, most likely, a few capacitors will have to be replaced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who shares this recent find on eBay and notes: Extremely rare Squires Sanders on Ebay….amateur receiver….only the second time in recent years one of these radios has come up on the used market… Click here to view on eBay. I was not at all familiar with this […]<\/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":true,"_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":[545,3,43],"tags":[2635,331,2398,34,5633],"class_list":["post-22294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ham-radio","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-dan-robinson","tag-ebay","tag-ebay-daily-deal-radio","tag-shortwave","tag-squires-sanders-ss-1r"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-5NA","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":33543,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/dan-spots-a-rare-squires-sanders-ss-1r-receiver-on-ebay\/","url_meta":{"origin":22294,"position":0},"title":"Dan spots a rare Squires-Sanders SS-1R receiver on eBay","author":"Thomas","date":"August 13, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who writes: This is only the second Squires-Sanders rig that has appeared on the used market in decades, though it's the amateur receiver. The SS-IBS, the receiver pictured in a 1970s Communications Handbook in the shack of Richard Wood, the well-known SWL\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Boat Anchors"","block_context":{"text":"Boat Anchors","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/boat-anchors-2\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Squire-Sanders-SS-1R-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Squire-Sanders-SS-1R-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Squire-Sanders-SS-1R-2.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Squire-Sanders-SS-1R-2.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":48105,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/dan-discovers-a-squires-sanders-ss-1r-on-ebay\/","url_meta":{"origin":22294,"position":1},"title":"Dan discovers a Squires Sanders SS-1R on eBay","author":"Thomas","date":"March 8, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson who notes that there currently a Squires Sanders SS-1R on eBay. He notes: Ultra rare amateur receiver. The only thing rarer is a SS-IBS, the SW bands version. This is certainly a \"fixer upper\" in that it will need a re-stringing and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Ham Radio"","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SS-1R.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SS-1R.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SS-1R.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SS-1R.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SS-1R.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":54178,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/dan-spots-a-rare-squires-sanders-ss-1r-on-ebay\/","url_meta":{"origin":22294,"position":2},"title":"Dan spots a rare Squires Sanders SS-1R on eBay","author":"Thomas","date":"September 29, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor (and rare radio aficionado), Dan Robinson, who shares a link to this eBay listing. Dan notes: \"The SS-1R is almost as rare as the SS-IBS which was the SWBC version of the receiver.\" Click here to view on eBay. Thanks for sharing this, Dan.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","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\/2022\/09\/Squires-Sanders-SS-1R.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Squires-Sanders-SS-1R.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Squires-Sanders-SS-1R.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Squires-Sanders-SS-1R.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Squires-Sanders-SS-1R.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":22297,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/what-made-the-squires-sanders-ss-1r-receiver-legendary\/","url_meta":{"origin":22294,"position":3},"title":"What made the Squires Sanders SS-1R receiver legendary?","author":"Thomas","date":"November 19, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Michael Black, who reminds us why the Squires Sanders SS-1R receiver (Dan recently spotted on eBay) was so innovative at the time: It's legendary because it leaped forward in receiver design, at least at the amateur level,\u00a0 and there was the article in QST\u00a0\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Boat Anchors"","block_context":{"text":"Boat Anchors","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/boat-anchors-2\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"ss-1r","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SS-1R-1024x564.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SS-1R-1024x564.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SS-1R-1024x564.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16025,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/dan-spots-a-squires-sanders-ss-ibs-on-ebay\/","url_meta":{"origin":22294,"position":4},"title":"Dan spots a Squires Sanders SS-IBS on eBay","author":"Thomas","date":"December 7, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, notes the following eBay link via the Extreme Shortwave Listening Facebook group: \"One of the rarest receivers, first one seen in years....famously pictured in the shack of the late Richard E. Wood from the 1970s... the Squires Sanders SS-IBS.\" Click here to view the Squires\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Boat Anchors"","block_context":{"text":"Boat Anchors","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/boat-anchors-2\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"s-l1600","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/s-l1600-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/s-l1600-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/s-l1600-1024x576.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16040,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/michael-comments-on-the-squires-sanders-ss-ibs\/","url_meta":{"origin":22294,"position":5},"title":"Michael comments on the Squires Sanders SS-IBS","author":"Thomas","date":"December 8, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Regarding the Squires Sanders SS-IBS Dan recently spotted on eBay, SWLing Post reader, Michael Black comments: [The\u00a0Squires Sanders SS-IBS is]\u00a0a legendary receiver that either brought new ideas to receivers, or brought them to the amateur radio level. 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