Our next auction is scheduled for
May 21st @ 7PM to June 4th @ 7PM CT
You can view catalog, register and bid, HERE.
This auction is shaping up to be one of the strongest we’ve offered in quite some time, featuring an outstanding lineup of high-end amateur radio equipment, Collins gear, amplifiers, early wireless and battery radios, quality test equipment, telegraphy items, and much more. The first 70 lots alone are packed with premier pieces, including an exceptional Icom IC-7800, multiple Elecraft rigs, a Johnson Viking 500, Collins KWS-1, Collins KWM-380, KWM-2A, 51S-1, KWM-1, 30L-1, 75S series receivers, 32S-3, 30S-1 amplifier, 75A-4 receivers, and an R-388/URR. You’ll also find sought-after accessories, Collins speakers, filters, station controls, and rare supporting equipment throughout these opening lots. Modern and classic amateur gear continues with offerings from Icom, Drake, Kenwood, SGC, JRC, Ameritron, and Alpha, including several desirable amplifiers and receivers.
The auction also contains an impressive selection of early radio and wireless history, with crystal sets, loose couplers, induction transmitters, Westinghouse Aeriola sets, Radiolas, Echophones, Amrad equipment, and numerous 1920s battery radios and related pieces. Collectors of vintage broadcast and decorative radios will also find several attractive table models, clock radios, novelty sets, and early RCA advertising items.
Beyond the radios, the sale includes a substantial offering of professional and amateur test equipment, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, counters, audio analyzers, wattmeters, dummy loads, service monitors, tube testers, variacs, RF generators, and lab-grade instrumentation from Tektronix, HP, IFR, Bird, Boonton, Racal-Dana, Rigol, Leader, and others. Telegraphy and Morse enthusiasts will find a large assortment of straight keys, bugs, sounders, relays, code practice sets, Vibroplex keys, J.H. Bunnell equipment, Western Union and Western Electric pieces, along with modern CW accessories and paddles. Additional lots include microphones, filters, antennas, duplexers, accessories, military items, books, and many useful station components from estate accumulations.
Whether you’re a Collins collector, vintage radio enthusiast, CW operator, restorer, or active amateur operator, this auction offers something for nearly every corner of the hobby.
Thanks for looking!
David & Charles, WD0ERU & KF0COM
