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« on: August 28, 2011, 01:56:52 AM »

Submitting this from motel WiFi in Cheyenne tonight. My Tacoma is riding low in the rear, pulling 12 foot trailer. We drove up from Santa Fe, 700 miles for the auction (in Electric Radio). Here are some of the results that I wrote down, it was an AM'ers dream, Dewy built some very fine transmitters. There are a 4 remaining transmitters that are heavy and need to go - no takers today. He had two active studios, most of the receivers in use were 75A4 and the transmitters varied from HB to 32Vs with HB linears, and 9 broadcast transmitters converted to ham bands, all switched audio and PTT remote. It was hot at the farm, and there were three buildings plus various other places with gear being hauled out. This is only a partial list. There were approximately 25 hams bidding for this stuff. Congratulations to those who attended and got some swell radios. I think the family was grateful for the help in moving out so much heavy iron.

7 Collins 32V1-3 transmitters             $100-400
7 Collins 75A3, A4s                              $300-425
4 Collins 20V and V2s                          $50
Gates BC1T                                            $50
Gates BC1G            20 meters              $45
Gates BC500K        40 meters             no sale
RCA BTA1R2          80 meters
RCA BTA250L                                       no sale
Gates BC250GY with 2-20MHz         no sale
Bauer 707                                              $375
Homebrew 160 (2)450TL (2)833 mod   no sale
Homebrew 10 meters (2) 100TH (2)250TL
Homebrew 40 meters (2)250T (2)833  $50?
Homebrew 8005
Signal One CX7A                                  $400
Globe King 400C                                   $530
Globe Champ 150
Globe Champ  300                 
SP600 JX26                                            $75
HQ170 with speaker                             $130
HQ180
Viking Challenger                                  $40
Valiant
(2) Viking II
Desk KW                                                 $400
NC240-4                                                  $35
NC300
NC303
S40
Harvey Wells Bandmaster Sr
Lycos?
3-1000Z homebrew monoband PA       $30
3-1000Z homebrew monoband PA      $30
(2) 4-400 homebrew monoband PA   $75
Ranger                                                    $150
Central Electronics 200V
Hallicrafters HT9                           
Hallicrafters 4-20
BC610
R388                                                        $100
DX100                                                     $35
Collins 310C exciter osc                     $60
CBS Volumax 4000 AM                      $10
HP 8640M sig gen                              $>100
Bird wattmeter                                      $70
SB220                                                   $250?
Shure 55 mikes                                   $95
Shure 51 mike                                     $75
D104                                                     $40?
MFJ250 VSWR analyzer                  $110
Hickok Tube Testers, 752A, 539     $100-150
Measurements GDO                          $35
Components:
Many modulation reactors, Mod transformers, plate transfomers, etc.
Many air variables, wide spaced
Many BC inductors, edge wound
Many mica BC capacitors
Many tube sockets for high power
Many tubes from 100TH to 833 size
329 lb Moloney plate transformer, 6.7 kVA, 4430-0-4430
50' Windmill tower with tri bander
2 Rohn 25 towers
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« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2011, 02:02:00 AM »

I bought three modulation transformers with reactors, Electro, RCA and a CVM5. There were plenty more, RCA 1 kW, Kenyon, Peerless, Thordarson, UTC, etc. Also a number of tubes, 833, 450TL, 828, 810, 5514, 3-1000. And a Globe King 400C got into my trailer for the ride home.

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« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2011, 03:04:48 AM »

Looks like some good stuff at 1960s prices.  Wish it hadn't been so far away. Hope the rest of the stuff finds a home.
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« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2011, 08:20:36 AM »

hopefully those broadcast rigs that went for $45-50 dollars are going to a good home and not a junkyard.
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« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2011, 08:47:20 AM »

Day-um !

Thanks for taking the time to list.

I'm looking forward to hearing some of these on the air this winter or in the time ahead from their new homes.
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« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2011, 09:16:00 AM »

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DX100                                                     $35

Why can't I find something like that close to home?  Cry

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« Reply #6 on: August 28, 2011, 09:23:01 AM »

None of the big iron rigs went to scrap metal, all to hams. I know one guy was hauling all the 20Vs, said they were mostly spoken for. The Bauer 707 was a cutie but the price rose too fast for me. I pondered the Gates 500K as it has dual 833 modulators with only one final, so should have strong audio. However, the drivers were 6L6s. It was already ready on 40 meters with 2 Xtals in it. This was the first BC transmitter I laid eyes on at WCKM 1250 in SC when I was a teen with a 3rd class ticket years ago. But so BIG and wide; I didn't haul it off. Its still there. The nicest of the bunch was the homebrew 450TL with 833s on 160, no taller than 5 feet in a compact black package with 8 meters on the front. It had a quad of 2A3s for audio driver. It had 1 kW RCA mod iron in it.

Photos will be here in a day or so. I have to stop in Denver this morning and pick up some new furniture for the YL in my trailer, this is part of the deal. Then drive over the mountains back into northern NM. Mileage has dropped from 18 to 14 last evening with the load of iron.
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« Reply #7 on: August 28, 2011, 10:16:51 AM »

John thanks for taking notes and posting them here.  Wow look at those prices.  I'm jealous.  But I am sure glad there were some hams there like you and John Lyles.  It would have been a major tragedy if say one ham had attended, bought the DX100 and left with everything else going to the scrap yard.   Most of the rigs will live on for a few more years.  Still, it looks like a few really nice rigs and parts did not sell, probably because everyone there was overwhelmed with trailers hitting the weight limit.   Maybe there will be another auction or they'll get listed individually in ER or something.  That 2x450 TH rig sounds really good.
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« Reply #8 on: August 28, 2011, 10:30:55 AM »

Wow, great prices.  Thanks much for posting that, John!
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« Reply #9 on: August 28, 2011, 11:03:01 AM »


OMG!! Those prices!

<jaw drops>

Problem is that they are so low because of the location, I expect.

Even pretty close to South Dakota, you'd spend hundreds of $$ today for gas to make the run... no chance from a place like NY, on the unknown chance that the prices might be low... of course.

Even so, the drool is running down my face as I write.

Ah well.

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PS. no pix? (we could live vicariously)

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« Reply #10 on: August 28, 2011, 11:45:22 AM »

The really sad thing is the loss of Dewey John.  As you know there wasn't a kinder, nicer gentleman in the middle of the country.  Also there wasn't anyone more technical capable than Dewey as evidenced by the home brew equipment.

Over the years I talked to Dewey many times and he was always a delight.  He certainly wasn't one of the S-9, 73 types and could discuss almost any subject that you cared to broach.  I am glad to see that you got that equipment because I know you will see that it is used properly. 

73

John

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« Reply #11 on: August 28, 2011, 01:10:29 PM »

The call seems familiar, but I'm not sure if I ever had the opportunity to work or hear Dewey. Sounds like we lost a true AMer from our ranks, though. Glad to hear that most of his equipment found new homes, and while the prices are indeed amazing, having the gear preserved to return to the air one day is worth it.

Many thanks for posting the detailed outcome, John. It was a topic of discussion on 80m last night into this morning, with plenty of concern that the location might doom much of it to scrap. Thankfully that was not the case.
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« Reply #12 on: August 28, 2011, 04:29:55 PM »

Dewey operated for years on 1.915 with a litney of hams in CO, ND, SD, WY, MN, OK, TX, NM, AZ and our nice neighbors to the North in Canada.  He did operate some 75 but I never heard him there much except SSB.  160 AM seemed to be his favorite.  You could find him on in the mornings particularly.
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« Reply #13 on: August 28, 2011, 05:42:33 PM »

I seem to remember hearing him on 1980 or 1985.  Never had a really strapping signal down this way as I recall, but always interesting to listen to, but I didn't work him that often. He usually was in a fairly large roundtable with other guys from the upper midwest.

I understand he has one or two sons who are also hams.  Hopefully, anything that didn't go will eventually find a home if they don't want to keep it for themselves.  It's just too far away, and I wouldn't have room for anything but small parts and wouldn't need another large transmitter anyway. Sure, gas prices are higher, maybe double what they were a few years ago, but that still wouldn't break the bank if one really wanted to make the trip. Food, lodging and wear/tear on the vehicle add up as well, plus the time involved, especially for someone employed in a regular day job. I probably would have tried to attend if I had been in the market for some more heavy metal and had room to accommodate it.
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« Reply #14 on: August 28, 2011, 07:22:41 PM »

Here's a little Dewey tribute, or maybe it is more like a reminiscence of Dewey in rig rescue action:

http://www.kktyonline.com/RCA.htm

Well, in post-auction frame of mind my thinking is (short form): No guts no glory.

We all know about hindsight.  Of course if I had known what the gear wound up going for, I might have at least looked into the time and costs involved in flying out there, attending the auction, renting a truck and coming back here with something.    BUT, I tend to shy away from traditional auctions--they often bring out the heavy hitters against whom I can't compete.   So, some guys like John stuck their necks out not knowing what would go down, and risked time and money getting there with trucks and trailers knowing they might be disappointed and come home with little or nothing.   So they were rewarded with some real good deals and a happy ending.  I bet Ray O. was there or will have some photos and a report in a forthcoming issue of ER.
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« Reply #15 on: August 28, 2011, 07:41:57 PM »

In that part of the country many hamfests have auctions as well as regular sales.  Interestingly enough unless the item is extremely rare, prices are in the normal range for the area.

One other item, Douglas, WY, where the station is located, is the home of the Jacklope.
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« Reply #16 on: August 28, 2011, 10:23:47 PM »

Dewey was a kind, considerate gentleman, sorely missed.
We had a great many QSOs on 160 and 75 with his big iron on his end.

We all need to remember him for being a Real Ham and Gentleman, not just for the hardware he left behind. No, he wasn't a big DXer, just enjoyed QSOs with the locals, Al, W0PUF and Anre, KOAS. Dewey and Al made it down to my QTH many years ago and we had a great time in Lyons, CO.

Although, I'd still rather my 304s than your 450-THs. LOL.

73, Dewey. Thanks for the good times, fun and your kind words. I miss you, man.

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« Reply #17 on: August 29, 2011, 12:30:26 AM »

When I was in North Dakota, I spoke to both Dewey and Doug VE4BX many times. They were both great gentlemen and great ambassadors for ham radio. They are both greatly missed in this part of the country where they were heard regularly. Dewey's widow Ruth, was a great hostess and seems to be as warm and wonderful a person as Dewey was. My friend Bob Weaver K0GZL and I were also at the auction. There were a total of 22 registered bidders. As John said, one guy carted off a total of five broadcast transmitters (four 20V's and the BC1G) and he also got the homebrew 10-15-20 meter rig - 250TH's x 100TH's. He told Bob that he was a Tech, and I could tell by the questions he was asking about the 10 meter homebrew rig that he was an AM newbie. BUT... he was the guy with the foresight to bring a BIG truck and BIG trailer, and away he went with those broadcast rigs. I will fill in a few of the gaps that John had in his list.
RCA BTA-1R - $50.00
HomeBrew 80 meters 100TH's x 805's - $50
Homebrew 160 meters - 833's x 250TH's - $50
Homebrew 8005 x 811's - $25.00
Globe Champ 175 - $160.00
Globe Champ 350 - $25.00
Valiant 1 - $320.00
BC610E - $300.00
Hallicrafters HT-9 - $25.00
 CE 200V - $350.00
NC 303 - $50.00

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« Reply #18 on: August 29, 2011, 12:55:27 AM »

Here is a partial list of the stuff I hauled away. Surprisingly, aside from transformers,  I didn't see any smaller parts like coils, capacitors, switches, knobs and the like. Also, I wrote down all the serial numbers of the 75A-4's that sold to see how many of them end up on the Bay. Hard to say what my best deal of the day was, but I was very pleased to get the RCA BTA for $50, and the CVM-5 for $25. I spent less than $1000 for everything on this list. A once in a lifetime opportunity, that's for sure.
Johnson Viking 2
RCA BTA-1R
Homebrew 160M - 833x250TH
Homebrew 80M - 100THx805
Homebrew 160M 8005x811
Hallicrafters HT-9
Collins 75A-4
Hammarlund SP-600
Gates modulation monitor
Collins 310B
Collins 75A cabinet
UTC CVM-5 w/ electro engineering reactor
large transmitting tubes probably 50 or so
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« Reply #19 on: August 29, 2011, 02:39:34 AM »

Thanks Ron for filling in the list. It was too much to keep track of after a while. I did notice out in the old house in back a bunch of edgewound coils, air variables, and other parts, but i think the small chokes and caps were probably in the cigar boxes in the studio B which didn't even get pulled out. It was good to see you there too. Another guy drove from Salt Lake there, a long way. Steve and I drove 1500 miles RT, got back at 7:30 tonight, and unloaded my transformers, reactors, and tubes, and the Globe King. It was raining hard in Santa Fe but the King was shrink wrapped and tarped in my trailer.

I didn't bring home a BC transmitter as I have 3 already, all workable but needing conversions. Dewey's were all ready to roll on HF, but I don't have space for another one, really, even though i was bidding for the 707 earlier. I found the auction to be really refreshing from ebay ($$$) and the hamfests around here that seem to bring out old computers, printers, monitors, and worn out parts, but few working radios. It'll be something to remember for a long time, as he didn't even mess with SSB, everything was pure and simple AM, and in a big way. Loved it. I just uploaded photos, coming up.
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« Reply #20 on: August 29, 2011, 03:23:41 AM »

Photos of W0ZUS studio A being decommissioned


* Antenna patch.jpg (171.82 KB, 1440x961 - viewed 814 times.)

* 32V, 75A and HB linear amps.jpg (198.17 KB, 1440x961 - viewed 842 times.)

* 3 HB transmitters.jpg (159.49 KB, 1440x961 - viewed 1014 times.)
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« Reply #21 on: August 29, 2011, 03:27:16 AM »

More photos in Studio A


* Gary K0CX organizer and auctioneer.jpg (292.91 KB, 972x984 - viewed 689 times.)

* HB 160m 250TH mod.jpg (236.75 KB, 961x1440 - viewed 826 times.)

* Inside HB 10m 250TH.jpg (178.6 KB, 961x1440 - viewed 811 times.)
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« Reply #22 on: August 29, 2011, 03:29:30 AM »

More photos in studio A


* Inside HB 160m 833x250TH.jpg (225.26 KB, 961x1440 - viewed 837 times.)

* Removing HB rig.jpg (213.09 KB, 1080x1440 - viewed 724 times.)

* RF deck from HB160 833.jpg (353.15 KB, 1198x1020 - viewed 915 times.)
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« Reply #23 on: August 29, 2011, 03:32:27 AM »

Studio B and workbench area


* Steve KC5WN by HB 160m.jpg (313.59 KB, 1022x934 - viewed 648 times.)

* HB 160m and 250GY.jpg (157.94 KB, 1440x961 - viewed 1095 times.)

* 450TLs in HB 160m.jpg (223.79 KB, 961x1440 - viewed 716 times.)
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« Reply #24 on: August 29, 2011, 03:33:47 AM »

More Studio B


* close up of 450TLs.jpg (245.04 KB, 1192x846 - viewed 704 times.)

* front of converted 250GY.jpg (115.64 KB, 961x1440 - viewed 639 times.)

* Inside 250GY showing T368 exciter.jpg (312.85 KB, 950x1299 - viewed 886 times.)
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