Very true Wayne, But as I've been told numerous times in the past few months, the days of the cheapo "for the asking" old rigs seem to be going away. Oh well. Still, the 30K1 is a prewar rig, and they are rare (as Jack mentioned). $3400 for a 500 Viking seems over the top. Part of the higher prices could be Baby Boomer nostalgia. For Boomers, the rigs they remember seeing a lot of when they were new hams, were rigs of this nature. They were what was lusted for. I mean no offense when I say this, BTW. For me as a Gen Xer, it would be stuff from the 70s & 80s. I STILL regret getting rid of my Drake R4B & T4XC in late 1992, and I STILL wonder whatever posessed me to get rid of the Drake TR7 I had, after only having it for a short time in 1993. All 3 rigs are considered to be fantastic radios, that command high prices. But, back then they were just old gear to me. I paid only $140 for the Johnson Viking Ranger I briefly had back in 1995 (no thanks to living in an area with Channel 2 TV [and marginal reception at that], I went QRT on AM at the time). Nowadays, you're doing good if you get one for $250 or $300. Once again, oh well.
73, Ellen - AF9J ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sara & Wayne Steiner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" <amradio@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 10:34 AM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Can You Believe It? Johnson 500 / Collins 30K > Well , My 2 cents. I bought a pristine, unmodified 30K1 about 15 years ago > for $300. I take turns with it with other rigs using it from time to time. I > really like it. > Now heres the kicker, I would not pay $4000 for it today, however I would > not sell it for that amount! To much fun restoring old cheaper rigs and > building, hi, hi. > > 73 > Wayne, N0TE > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.487 / Virus Database: 269.13.19/1008 - Release Date: 9/14/2007 8:59 AM > > ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
