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Mom passed away 2 months ago so sister and I are cleaning out the house prepping it for sale. Dad passed 9 years ago. Dad was in the Army Signal Corps in WWII, a code breaker stationed in Hawaii. After the war he was an amateur radio ("ham radio") operator and enthusiast, even had the coveted 4 character call sign indicating expertise and longevity.
Anyway, he's got a lot of old equipment and parts, (and I mean old!), mostly vacuum tubes, variable condensers (er, capacitors), resistors, coils, morse code keys, etc. For example, here's a pic of a vacuum tube. He's probably got a half dozen of this particular model number, and probably a hundred others of various models numbers. According to eBay, they are worth anywhere from a couple of dollars to $15 a piece.
There's also an old shortwave receiver, a National NC-240D, with matching speaker. I suppose some of the vacuum tubes he's got in inventory are spares for this receiver, but not sure. Plus some Heathkit receivers and transmitters that I used as my rig when I was a kid.
Years and years worth of CQ magazines, mostly from the 50's, 73 magazines, Popular Electronics, QST magazines, etc.
Is it worth trying to find buyers for this stuff? It's ancient, but I hate throwing it away.
Anyway, he's got a lot of old equipment and parts, (and I mean old!), mostly vacuum tubes, variable condensers (er, capacitors), resistors, coils, morse code keys, etc. For example, here's a pic of a vacuum tube. He's probably got a half dozen of this particular model number, and probably a hundred others of various models numbers. According to eBay, they are worth anywhere from a couple of dollars to $15 a piece.
There's also an old shortwave receiver, a National NC-240D, with matching speaker. I suppose some of the vacuum tubes he's got in inventory are spares for this receiver, but not sure. Plus some Heathkit receivers and transmitters that I used as my rig when I was a kid.
Years and years worth of CQ magazines, mostly from the 50's, 73 magazines, Popular Electronics, QST magazines, etc.
Is it worth trying to find buyers for this stuff? It's ancient, but I hate throwing it away.
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