On Thu, 19 Mar 2009, Ed Vickner wrote:
I am helping a friend dispose of his father's estate of ham gear.
We came across a working Comcraft CTS-50 2meter and 220 synthesized
transceiver. These were manufactured in the 1970's and sold in the $700
price range. What is a fair price for this radio in today's market?
Ed K2ZE
Whatever people are willing to pay.
Their most famous rig was the 2meter one, from about 1971, with the
tuneable receiver and built in VFO for the transmitter, which was both AM
and FM at a time when FM was dominating but there likely was still 2M AM
in some areas yet the 2M AM tube gear was no longer being produced.
The later rig, I don't remember seeing a review for, though I vaguely
remember the ads. My impression was that it didn't sell well, but it's
so long that I don't know. I sure didn't remember it until your post.
It got less attention than their first rig.
So maybe there were few sold, in which case the price probably stays high
as a collector's item. Of course, it may have been junk, in which case
there might be less desire.
Michael VE2BVW