Hey guys, didn't buy the L7, but came home with a Alpha 87A. Was a great price and I could not pass it up.?
So I am going to sell my L4b. If anyone is looking for one it's been recapped with Harbach boards, and the soft start board as well. Looking for $1200 not to crazy about shipping it, but I will be at Dayton or of course could meet someone up to 60 miles from Grand Rapids, Michigan.?
On Fri, Mar 8, 2024, 3:46?PM Jim Shorney < jimNU0C@...> wrote:
If you keep your eyes and ears open you can get lucky. Sometimes extremely so. Back in the mid 80s I traded a $150 Diawa 2m HT for my NCL-2000. Cosmetically ugly but working to spec. Yes, the guy is still a friend of mine and I still have that amp. He was also? instrumental in one of my recent Alpha acquisitions.
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> I looked for a linear for a couple of years - I was looking for an ICOM 2KL (hard to find) with power supply.
> In the course of the search I saw Drake amps with power supplies at an average price of $1200.? I came to the conclusion $1200 was reasonable for both an amp and power supply in good cosmetic and operating condition, anything under $1200 was a good deal and anything over $1200 would have to be justified by excellent condition and how bad I wanted it.
> I ended up paying $1400 for a pristine amp and power supply that worked right out of the box with no problems out of CA.
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>? Thanks guys, great input.? I know it's been for sale for 2 years, so I knda figured it was a bit high.? He mentioned the Schulmann Auction, but the reality is that you need to pay to ship it there, and then give them 38% commission.? I will make an offer tomorrow as I was also thinking around 1200 was a fair price, and see what?happens.?
> It's supposed to have brand?new RFparts tubes and new caps.? I am unsure what else, but I rebuilt my L4B, so I assume I will recognize the insides.? Only issue is that I won't be able to plug it into 240V, so won't be able to verify the operation.??
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