W4HXH Estate Sale: Entire hamshack must go!

[Fordham, David R - fordhadr]

The estate of the late Richard Weaver, W3HXH, local ham and old-timer-extraordinaire, is being liquidated by his son Bob. Bob would prefer for all of Dick's gear to go to local hams if possible, and he's willing to negotiate on prices.

Dick was first licensed in 1936, and was a local ham for 70 years. He has helped many local hams get on the air.

Rather than auction stuff, Bob is holding an "Open House" this coming Saturday, October 22, at Dick's home, located just west of Harrisonburg on U.S. Route 33. The number is 3842 Rawley Pike, Harrisonburg, Virginia. This is just west of the sign indicating the community of "Dale Enterprise".

We will announce the times as soon as I hear from Bob, but it will likely be Saturday morning from around 8 or 9 a.m. until shortly after noon, say, maybe 2 o'clock or so. I will follow up with a message giving the exact times.

All items will be sold on a first-come first served basis as long as the offer is acceptable to Bob.

No phone calls, no reservations, no advance showing -- show up Saturday morning early and make an offer on what you want. Be careful going in and out of the driveway, and feel free to park on the front lawn if the drive circle is full. Carpooling is recommended.

Terms: cash and take it with you.

All items will fit (individually) in a car trunk except perhaps the station desk and maybe the large floor amplifier.

All items are sold "as is", and some of the gear is noted as needing repair. Other gear has been tested, but no warranty is offered, expressed or implied. The list below notes those items which we know need repair, and those we have tested. Unless noted, the gear is untested.

Again, Bob is interested in moving this equipment at a fair price to local hams before he resorts to other liquidation methods. Bob is experienced in on-line selling and knows he can get more for the equipment on e-Bay, but he is honoring Dick's wishes that local hams be given first crack at making offers, so come out and take a look and offer Bob what you think it is worth to you. As long as your offer is reasonable, Bob promises to let it go to a local ham for less than he would get on e-Bay.

Here is list of MOST of the stuff. There are several other items not on this list, and dozens of "junkbox" items, such as connectors, cables, components, bits and pieces, etc. All items are used, some more than others, but nothing is new in the box. The used-nature and condition (and if applicable the untested nature) of the equipment will be considered in determining a fair price.

Yaesu FT-1000MP with hand mic and manual, appears to be in good working order
Yaesu MD-100 Desk microphone
Yaesu SP9 Filtered Speaker with phone patch
Yaesu FT-7 10-80m QRP Xcvr, matching hand mic with manual – Needs Repair
Yaesu SP102 speaker
Yaesu SP767 speaker
Yaesu FT901DM HF rig, Digital and Analog readout, no power cable, not tested
Collins KWM2A includes speaker with power supply, winged Collins logo, needs repair
Collins 30L1 KW Amp, 10-80M, winged Collins logo, tested to 500w out
Alpha 76A HF amplifier, 15-160M with manual, tested 1300w out on 20 and 40M
Henry 2K-3 10-80M amplifier with manual needs repair
Homebrew power supply, 15-amps?
Yaesu FP707 power supply, 20 amp, speaker in enclosure
Diamond GZV4000 40-amp power supply variable, 5-15volts
Heathkit PS1175 15-amp 12v power supply
Astatic D104 microphones (quantity available: 3!)
Siltronix SWR-2 dual meter SWR/power
Palomar PCM-1 RF current meter 0.2 t0 30 MHz clamp-on
Tempo RBF-1 200W-2KW SWR meter
Bird 43 Thruline wattmeter w UHF connectors, 2 elements
Palomar LA-1 loop antenna 160-80M
Palomar RX-100 Rx noise bridge, 1-100MHz
Cushcraft LA4NH lighning arrestor
Centaur B11W10-50 1:1 dipole balun
Heathkit HO-10 Monitor Scope
Ohmite D-250 Dry Dummy Load 250watts 50ohm
Microcraft Codestar CW and RTTY Code Reader
Bencher iambic paddles (2 sets chrome, 1 set black)
Omega-T 2000C beam steering combiner
Midland 23-126 1KW SWR meter
Dow-Key 1KW-rated 110V XMT/RCV relay switch
Heil BM-10 (?) headset Boom Mic HC-5 element, p-pin, needs covers
Dentron Supertuner 1KW tuner with tapped inductor
Nye Viking MBII 2KW Antenna tuner 160-10M, balun?
Alpha Delta Delta4 4-position coax switch
Alpha Delta Deltat2 2-position coax switch
Pace 5620 3-position coax switch, rated 1KW
MFJ-108-B Dual LCD 12/24 hour clock
Yaesu FT-736R, 2m/44/12GHz Xcvr with hand-mic, manual, tested on 2m, measured 100W on 2m
RF Concepts RFC4-310 430-450 MHz amplifier 30watts in 100W out
AEA PK232MBX Multimode packet RTTY TNC, no software
Yaesu G5400B Azimuth Elevation control box (no rotor, just the control box)
Heathkit HM2102 50160MHz 250Watt SWR meter
Henry 2002A 2-meter KW VFH amplifier, needs repair
Diamond SG7500 2m/440 mobile antenna, UHF connector base
Icom IC-2100 2M mobile Xcvr with mic
Kenwood THK-2 2-meter HT with broken antenna but with extra BT-14 battery holder
Yaesu VX-5R 2M/440 5-watt HT, manual, drop-in charger
Yaesu MH-12 Speaker mic for HT
Yaesu MH-15 microphones (quantity 2)
Yaesu MH-27 microphone for FT-2400 or FT-2500, 9-pin connector
Yaesu YS-500 Peak reading SWR/PWR meter 140-525 MHz, 200watt (quantity 2)
Icom IC-2AT 2m HT, no antenna, but standard BNC connector, no charger
Startek ATH50 frequency counter, 5Hz to 2.8 GHz, with P100 probe
Sharpe headphones, L&R, volume controls, ¼” stereo plug

Special homemade ham radio desk, special constructed for ham radio equipment, access from front and back, solid pine, 3-drawers each side, 2-shelves, slanted portion for radio equipment, 55-1/4” wide, 30-1/2” deep, 54-1/2” high, very solid.

Also, a huge table chock-full of bits and pieces, parts, knobs, connectors and paraphernalia on a "make-offer" basis, most of these items will go for nickels, dimes, and quarters if you can use them.

Come out Saturday morning and see if you can find anything you can use. Everything must go.

David Fordham KD9LA
Jeff Rinehart W4PJW
Gerry Brunk K4RBZ