1/5th! hah! Try 1/20th! Aren't KW1s going for about 20K these days? I know BC xmtrs are going in the $1K range and less.
de KA4JVY Mark --- Radio Station W5AMI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > True Todd. Still makes me wonder why a 1kw Gates or RCA (and similar) > BC units will sell for 1/5 the cost of a KW-1 these days. Not that I > want them too mind you ;) But they are certainly "brand names", and > built a lot healthier (a new term for "big iron" I made up) than a > KW-1 in my opinion. Of course you still have to mod them a bit to get > on the ham bands, but paying 1/5 the price makes that little chore a > no brainer. > > Bottom line is that I would not pay any more for a KW-1 than I would > for an equal condition BC transmitter and the same would apply to a > "healthy", well built HB rig. > > But, I'm not a collector... > > 73, > Brian > > > On 7/6/06, Todd, KA1KAQ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Don is spot on, his comments reflect my experiences as well. > > > > On 7/4/06, Brett gazdzinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I can see that people would not want a homebrew > > > rig, but I think fewer and fewer people are building, > > > yet people want a higher power radio. > > > > The problem with 'most' folks who don't homebrew or build is that they > > aren't interested in HB rigs either: only commercially built with name > > recognition. Which is why a clean KW-1 will routinely bring in the > > $22K-$27K range and an equally clean, well built/heavier designed HB > > transmitter does well to bring $500. It may sound better, even make > > more power and look better, but it's still homebrew. The KW-1 is an > > excellent transmitter, but think what you could build for even a > > quarter of their selling price. Especially with the broadcast iron > > floating around today. > > > > I have a few HB transmitters here from decades past. Incredible > > attention to detail, layout and construction that rivals commercial > > units. Truly beautiful rigs in open-frame, black wrinkle racks loaded > > with round meters and knobs. I picked up 3 for $100 and doubt I could > > get much more than that for most of the parts. In terms of functioning > > history, they are priceless to me. But then, I'm crazy. Just ask > > anyone who knows me. (o: > > > > de Todd, KA1KAQ > > ______________________________________________________________ > > AMRadio mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > > Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > > AMfone Website: http://www.amfone.net > > AM List Admin: Brian Sherrod/w5ami, Paul Courson/wa3vjb > > > > > -- > "There is nothing more uncommon than common sense." -- Frank Lloyd Wright > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > AMfone Website: http://www.amfone.net > AM List Admin: Brian Sherrod/w5ami, Paul Courson/wa3vjb > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
