On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 08:19:17 -0400, Dave wrote:

I saw that on eBay. I was going to post the reference for you.

Nice to know it is 'TESTED' though.

I think it may be mostly because of me that it is "tested" at all (if in
fact this is the same radio).

When I spoke to the owner at the hamfest, he said he hadn't ever plugged
it in or turned it on since he bought it (from which I interpreted that
he probably hadn't had it for very long). I told him I wouldn't
necessarily be unwilling to go his $450 asking price IF I could go to his
house (about a 1.5-hour drive from my house) and test it with a wire
antenna or signal generator, and I asked him to call me if he didn't sell
it at the hamfest.

It sounds like he probably took it home that night and plugged it in and
tested it, and (I assume) found that it worked.

I suppose I should have just taken my chances and given him the $450... :-\

(I am kind of holding out for an "A" model, though...)

It'll be interesting to see how the auction progresses. If there is no
shilling involved (big "if", I know, but I'm willing to give the guy the
benefit of the doubt at least for now), either the radio won't sell, in
which case I'll probably call the guy up and make him an offer, or else
it'll tell me what the real market is for these things and I'll have to
decide whether I really want to hold out for one or settle for something
else like a Hallicrafters.