HOW MUCH FOR
THAT
TRANSMITTER?



 
 
 

After Being asked once too often, if " I would sell my Radio" I came up with this little "Investigative Study" and
thought I would POST the results here. Russ(WB3FAU) and I have discussed this and it goes sort of like this.
Almost any "Boat-Anchor" can be fixed, assuming you can get replacement parts! The cost for Cosmetics is a
variable that depends on your taste and preferences! I am not sure if cosmetics are extremely important, except
to the perfectionist. However everyone wants their equipment to look as well as work good. So keeping that in
mind here is an observation on rebuilding a BC-610 Transmitting System and the costs involved in doing it.




First find a bargain BC-610, (difficult, but not impossible), make an offer
for it or ask how much the owner wants




pay that and get the unit into your work area. We know it is "OLD" so we
deal with that aspect, assume it does




not work, unless you saw it in operation before pick-up, made power measurements
and things like that. OK




here goes.







What you have so far is a large hunk of "IRON" did it have tubes in it?
If not then start adding to the cost of this




piece of iron. Expect to pay around $500.00 for this hunk of iron. Then
there is the cost to get it home, does it




involve shipping? If so that is around $150.00 to $300.00 depending on
who you "FIND" to pack and ship it




for you. If you are picking it up, total up your travel time, gas costs,
food costs (need your strength) how far




away is it will you need a room? Hotel/Motel costs go in the total.







Alrighty-then, you have the thing in your work area. No tubes or questionable
tubes, I always try to eliminate




unknowns first so I use "New" or as they say new old stock tubes, that
I have tested and found to be working.







OK, so for your "Beastly-610" you will need the following:




1) 250TH PA tube ($175.00)




2) 807 IPA tubes ($12.00 ea)




3) 0D3 voltage regulators ($4.00 ea)




1) 6V6GT oscillator tube ($11.00+) I don't know what the plus is




1) 6L6 (Metal) buffer/amplifier tube ($25.00+) Ditto




2) 5Z3 rectifier tubes ($19.00 ea)




2) 2A3 triodes (audio drivers) ($55.00+ ea) Ditto




2) 100TH modulator tubes ($175.00 ea)




2) 3B28 H.V. rectifier tubes ($13.00 ea)




THE GRAND TOTAL less Shipping cost = $761.00 this is not a FIRM cost (might
be more!)




First we go to a "Reputable Dealer"
in old tubes, in this case:




Thomas J. Bruckner




179-9 US Route 46 - S251 - Rockaway, N.J. 07866




 Tel : (973)-227-1085 . . . . . Fax : (973)-227-8469




ELECTRON TUBES AND VACUUM TUBES FOR INDUSTRY




E-mail : tjbruckner@aol.com in English o Espanol




Internet Address : http://www.tubes4u.com




With these conditions.




Terms and Conditions of Sale -



 

 

 

 

 

 


1 - PRICE QUOTED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.




2 - PRICE OFFERED IS FOR SMALL QUANTITIES ONLY - LARGER QUANTITY PRICING




    IS BY NEGOTIATION - AND MAY BE HIGHER OR LOWER THAN
THE PRICE INDICATED.




3 - WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES SOLD TO ANY SINGLE BUYER.




4 - PRICE OFFERED IS LIMITED ONLY TO "THE EXTENT OF EXISTING STOCK", AND




    MATERIAL AVAILABILITY IS SUBJECT TO "PRIOR-SALE" CONSTRAINTS.




5 - ITEMS OFFERED HEREIN ARE CURRENTLY IN STOCK, ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES IN
VERY




    LIMITED QUANTITIES. ULTIMATE QUANTITY AVAILABLE IS DEPENDENT
UPON TEST.




6 - TUBES ARE TESTED PRIOR TO SHIPMENT, WHERE PRACTICAL.




7 - ALL PRICES QUOTED ARE F.O.B. NEW JERSEY - SHIPPING COSTS ARE ADDITIONAL.




8 - PLEASE INQUIRE ON TYPES NOT CURRENTLY LISTED, AS THIS IS NOT A COMPLETE




    STOCK-LIST AND OUR INVENTORY IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING
- SURPRISES ARE




    QUITE COMMON (EVEN FOR US).



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Ok, now you have tubes, maybe. What about the coils and tuning units any
available? Most folks that have them




and DON'T want them still want $15.00 each for the coils, (hey you can't
get porcelin like this anymore), and as




for the tuning units expect to pay as little as $10.00 and as much as $30.00
if you can find someone that hasn't




removed parts from them. It has been my experience that the price goes
up if you ask for a specific item!




I monitor several listservers and spotted this message. Just to give you
a feel for what some folks think their




BC-610(*) units are worth:







Greetings to all,



 


        I just opened  the crate
and removed the last of my crated BC-610's.




This one was originally an "F" model that was converted in 1966 to a




T-213/GRC26.  From the enclosed paperwork, it appears that this case
has not




been opened since that date. It is different from the other T-213's that
I




have had in that the balanced feed line connectors were not removed in
the




conversion/re-nomenclature.  This transmitter will clean up to be
an




extremely nice BC-610/T-213.  I will sell it as is, or cleaned up
and




operating complete with a full set of good coils, tuning units and original




power/interconnecting cables.   As is, complete $2,500. 
Cleaned and tested,




$3,500.  Will consider delivery anywhere in the original 48 for cost
of




gasoline.



 


        I have another T-213 that I
have been operating for the last few




years.  It is different from the one above in that the front panel
is hand




lettered and the balanced feed has been removed.  This is a very clean,
good




working transmitter.  I will sell it as a complete, operating set
for $2,000




and will consider similar delivery options.




        I have one extremely nice "E"
model  as a complete set, $2,500.  I




have a couple of working, fixer-uppers that I will sell in the $700 to




$1,000, depending upon  options.