I had a 30K-1, SN9 and it was a good basic radio. It needed some help making it sound its best and run comfortably at 300 watts output, but was a good rig. I paid $200.00 for it about 25 years ago and sold it a few years ago for $2000.00 and a KWM2a.
I never had the matching exciter. The 30K-1 has got to be one of the largest 300 watt ham transmitters ever made.... Brett N2DTS > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of david knepper > Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 9:30 AM > To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Can You Believe It? Johnson 500 / Collins 30K > > I have two and one is for sale. > > > Dave, W3ST - W3CRA > Collins Radio Association > www.collinsra.com > Join the largest Collins group in the world > Nets on 7208 at 4:30 EDST every day and > Monday at 3805 at 8 PM EDST > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" > <amradio@mailman.qth.net>; "Discussion of AM Radio in the > Amateur Service" > <amradio@mailman.qth.net> > Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 8:28 AM > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Can You Believe It? Johnson 500 / Collins 30K > > > > Hi Ellen, > > > > Well, in some folk's opinion a 30K is not worth $4K. > Actually, it may be > > worth much more than that. I know of another one in > "5-land" that is > > being listed (with a 75A-1 receiver) for $12K!!! It's like > everything > > else....it is what someone is willing to pay for it that > sets the value. > > Does that make them foolish?....Maybe so, but if they have > the money and > > want it bad enough, they will pay the price. Just like a > 1957 Chevy that > > once sold for $2500 may now be worth $30,000. > > > > The 30K series are very nice transmitters and Collins > didn't make very > > many of them, so they have become quite "rare" and, consequently > > valuable. The 30K-1 is the ham band version and it is the > rarest and > > therefore the most expensive. Frankly, I think the 30K-4 > and 30K-5 are > > nicer rigs and they are better looking. They are > commercial versions and > > have built-in xtal controlled exciters and two complete RF > tank circuits > > for instantaneously switching between two bands. They are > a bit more > > common than the 30K-1s, but still quite scarce. > > > > I have owned my 30K-4 for several years and I love it. I was very > > fortunate to find it and I certainly didn't pay $4K for it, > but had to > > spend a bit of time and money to get it up and running. > > > > I really enjoy the old "St James Gray" Collins gear. Yes, > it generally > > is somewhat expensive, but it is classic equipment and was > the standard > > for quality in its day. Collins gear is good stuff, but my > motive for > > owning it has always been the enjoyment of operating and > enjoying it on > > the air.....not just setting it on the shelf or collecting > it as an > > investment. > > > > Just my two cents worth..... > > > > 73, Jack, W9GT > > > >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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. > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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. > ______________________________________________________________ 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.
