JKD Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 A question to the extremely knowledgeable PW .... My father is/was a ham radio enthusiast (read fanatic !) He is now in a care home and has no use for his equipment any more. He did ask us to contact the ham radio association (or whatever), but the person contacted didn't "have room" for these items. Myself and my siblings are/were never interested in this 'hobby' and haven't a clue what we are even looking at. Would anyone know where these items could go, or even be of any use at all ? No monies are involved here, it just seems a shame to just throw them in a skip ! Any help would be much appreciated 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickstar Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 hi mate Dont skip them search on ebay and sell the radio itself is worth a couple of hundred itself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 Sorry I've no knowledge, something I've always been fascinated with though. Someone with knowledge will be along soon I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted January 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 Just now, 12gauge82 said: Sorry I've no knowledge, something I've always been fascinated with though. Someone with knowledge will be along soon I'm sure. That's what I'm hoping for 😉 1 minute ago, patrickstar said: hi mate Dont skip them search on ebay and sell the radio itself is worth a couple of hundred itself Cheers fella,,,, didn't think it was worth much or anything at all. Thought this 'stuff' went obsolete on the invention of the mobile phone 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickstar Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 no mate there is a army of geeks out there what love that stuff there is also fb selling pages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovercoupe Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 No idea how any of that works but look at all those buttons to press! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted January 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 7 minutes ago, patrickstar said: no mate there is a army of geeks out there what love that stuff there is also fb selling pages Thanks for your help, appreciated 👍 3 minutes ago, rovercoupe said: No idea how any of that works but look at all those buttons to press! That's what we always thought when we were kids,,,, 50 years ago 😖 I call/called it "the daa dit dit daa stuff" 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 Would it be worth asking , or ringing up your local auction sales ground ? , you just never know what that sort of stuff would make rather than skip it , if somebody paid decent money then you would know it's gone to a good home and if you didn't want the proceeds then you could donate it to a charity that your dad had any interest in . A win , win all round . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted January 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, marsh man said: Would it be worth asking , or ringing up your local auction sales ground ? , you just never know what that sort of stuff would make rather than skip it , if somebody paid decent money then you would know it's gone to a good home and if you didn't want the proceeds then you could donate it to a charity that your dad had any interest in . A win , win all round . Cheers, yes that's the general idea. Our thoughts are it couldn't be worth much as it's probably obsolete. Definitely don't want to skip anything from the house if it's of any use to anybody 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 The upper item is a paddle type Morse code key. A different way of doing it from the more traditional key that you press down to make the contact. At least if you do list on eBay you'll know what to list it as! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow243 Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 Hi i am a full licenced ham radio licence hold the cw key antenna tuner and the radio are worth having to any licence holder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted January 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2023 Many thanks for everyone's input, I've now got a couple of avenues to explore 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted January 24, 2023 Report Share Posted January 24, 2023 Worth contacting the RSGB (Radio Society of Great Britain) https://rsgb.org/ They should be able to put you in touch with a member in your area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted January 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2023 Really a big thanks to everyone for their help with this,,,, very much appreciated 🙏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted January 24, 2023 Report Share Posted January 24, 2023 18 hours ago, marsh man said: Would it be worth asking , or ringing up your local auction sales ground ? , you just never know what that sort of stuff would make rather than skip it , if somebody paid decent money then you would know it's gone to a good home and if you didn't want the proceeds then you could donate it to a charity that your dad had any interest in . A win , win all round . Auction houses are not free? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted January 24, 2023 Report Share Posted January 24, 2023 3 hours ago, old man said: Auction houses are not free? I know but you don't normally pay for advice , if they were worth selling then they would advise you on what reserve to put on and if they sold you haven't got to worry about postage , this is an ideal way to move on anything bulky and the sellers fees are around 20 percent . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsbob Posted January 25, 2023 Report Share Posted January 25, 2023 (edited) Depending on the version of the FT1000 about £1000 for the lot with a private sale, you might find people asking more but in these times I doubt they will get it. At auction you will probably get less and pay in the region of 30 - 40 percent in commission and VAT . Edited January 25, 2023 by sportsbob typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted January 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2023 Thanks for the info sportsbob, much appreciated 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsbob Posted January 25, 2023 Report Share Posted January 25, 2023 31 minutes ago, JKD said: Thanks for the info sportsbob, much appreciated 👍 The split would be £750 - £800 for the radio , £200 - £250 for the tuner, the speaker would maybee get £50 and the paddle about £100 so one buyer for the lot gets a reasonably good deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted January 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2023 5 hours ago, sportsbob said: The split would be £750 - £800 for the radio , £200 - £250 for the tuner, the speaker would maybee get £50 and the paddle about £100 so one buyer for the lot gets a reasonably good deal Cheers again,,,, just need to find that elusive person 🤔🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted January 25, 2023 Report Share Posted January 25, 2023 28 minutes ago, JKD said: Cheers again,,,, just need to find that elusive person 🤔🙂 https://rsgb.org/main/publications-archives/radcom/silent-keys/ Some advice on here. I am lucky that Andrew's Nephew is doing his radio ham exams so will have the gear once he is licenced. I haven't got any need to find a buyer for Andrew's radio ham kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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