{"id":33379,"date":"2018-08-02T06:32:34","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T10:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=33379"},"modified":"2018-08-02T06:32:34","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T10:32:34","slug":"panasonic-rf-b65s-abound-on-ebay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/panasonic-rf-b65s-abound-on-ebay\/","title":{"rendered":"Panasonic RF-B65s abound on eBay"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Dan Robinson, who notes that Panasonic RF-B65s are, “Abound […] all over eBay<\/a>–most I have seen in years.”<\/em><\/p>\n

As I’ve mentioned in the past, the Panasonic RF-B65 is one of the few “vintage” benchmark portables I’d happily add to my collection. I’ve been looking for one since last summer and have missed out on a deal or two. Very few have been posted. Dan, and a number of SWLing Post<\/em> readers, have touted this radio’s performance many times, so I bit the bullet and ordered one of the units from eBay. I hope it’s in good shape–it does not include the manual or box, but I’m not looking for a mint unit–this will accompany me on travels and to the field. I have a padded bag that should fit it well.<\/p>\n

I should receive my RF-B65 early next week and will look forward to putting it on the air!<\/p>\n

Click here to search eBay for the Panasonic RF-B65.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who notes that Panasonic RF-B65s are, “Abound […] all over eBay–most I have seen in years.” As I’ve mentioned in the past, the Panasonic RF-B65 is one of the few “vintage” benchmark portables I’d happily add to my collection. I’ve been looking for one since last summer […]<\/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":[3,26,43],"tags":[2635,2642,4407,5341],"class_list":["post-33379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-radios","category-shortwave-radio","tag-dan-robinson","tag-panasonic","tag-panasonic-rf-b65","tag-rf-b65"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-8Gn","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":29211,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/dan-spots-a-mint-panasonic-rf-b65-on-ebay\/","url_meta":{"origin":33379,"position":0},"title":"Dan spots a mint Panasonic RF-B65 on eBay","author":"Thomas","date":"November 16, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who shares the following: This does not appear to have the AC adaptor -- not all kits included that, but they are findable on Ebay] OK, folks here's your chance -- a Panasonic RF-B65, one of the best portables of all time\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\/2017\/11\/Fullscreen-capture-11162017-112653-PM-1024x509.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fullscreen-capture-11162017-112653-PM-1024x509.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fullscreen-capture-11162017-112653-PM-1024x509.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":33403,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/delivered-the-panasonic-rf-b65\/","url_meta":{"origin":33379,"position":1},"title":"Delivered: The Panasonic RF-B65","author":"Thomas","date":"August 5, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"It turns out, I didn't need to worry about the delivery time of the Panasonic RF-B65 I ordered on eBay Thursday evening. 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