[Amps] HP 851B Spectrum Analyzer and HP 400DR VTVM for sale (Kansas City area)

[Robert Groh]

Auction sites other than EBAY?  Not sure of any.  I do use EBAY a fair amount but I hate having to ship BIG stuff so local Craigslist has been a good option.  Not a very wide audience but reasonable to expect a local pickup! Of course, you can get your sneaky types also but it works and the cost is low. 

For the HP851 the shipping would be a big problem - not that it isn't doable but that is one big piece of stuff and it would take a pretty fair amount of effort to package it right for shipment. And even then, with the oscilloscope tube in there --- scary stuff. I've done it before and I don't like doing it. Too much hassle. Now if I could find a local packaging/shipping company that uses the 'foam-in-place' technique -- I would be there for that. 

73
Bob WA2CKY





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From: "Fuqua, Bill L" <wlfuqu00 at uky.edu>
To: Robert Groh <rgroh at swbell.net>; "amps at contesting.com" <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Sun, February 14, 2010 12:15:50 AM
Subject: RE: [Amps] HP 851B Spectrum Analyzer and HP 400DR VTVM for sale (Kansas City area)

I realize a lot of people are getting away from EBAY for various reasons.  
Where are they auctioning their stuff off now days. I am finding less and less on ebay.

73
bill wa4lav

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From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [amps-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Robert Groh [rgroh at swbell.net]
Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 6:28 PM
To: amps at contesting.com
Subject: [Amps] HP 851B Spectrum Analyzer and HP 400DR VTVM for sale (Kansas    City area)

I just put an vintage HP 851 Spectrum Analyzer on our local (i.e. Kansas City) Craigslist and thought I might just mention it here in case someone is interested.
<http://kansascity.craigslist.org/ele/1599589710.html>

It is a big and bulky item and I really, really don't want to ship it. The price is low (or at least I think it is - open to offers if it doesn't leap (?) off the shelf. It is not really appropriate to look at IMD as it just doesn't have the resolution (i.e. bandwidth and scan are toooo wide) but then again I'm not asking a lot. It hasn't been used in many, many years and I have no idea how easy it will to be get going.

I also have a vintage HP AC VTVM (HP 400D in rack mount) for sale
<http://kansascity.craigslist.org/ele/1599585100.html>

Nice little beast but, of course, old. Basically 1 mV FS to 300 V FS, 10 Hz to 4 MHz.  This one would be fairly easy to ship.

So there you go. Trying desperately to pare down the 'stuff' in the ham shack!

73
Bob Groh, WA2CKY
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