[RTTY] ST-8000A on eBay (Tom Osborne)

[Robert Chudek - K0RC]

QSL Steve,

I suspected this was a "wait for a good deal" price, which is no problem. 
When I did a quick search, a lot of the recertification test equipment sites 
had them listed for 10 to 20 times that "good" price you mentioned.

73 de Bob - KØRC in MN


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <steveripper at comcast.net>
To: "Robert Chudek - K0RC" <k0rc at citlink.net>
Cc: <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] ST-8000A on eBay (Tom Osborne)


> Bob:
>
> I bought a lot of 4 of these off ebay late last year for $100 delivered. I 
> have bought 2 more from the DRMO government auction site (before they 
> raised the minimum to $150) for $50. And I got another from the University 
> of Michigan property surplus warehouse for $30.
>
> I have seen these on ebay for as high as $400 or more, but these are 
> usually are for sale by some test equipment company and they don't often 
> sell. Most of the time you can get one fairly quickly for $50 to $75, but 
> if you watch and can wait a while you can find them for less.
>
> There is one on ebay now (Item number: 250379380269) from Ridge Equipment. 
> Opening bid is $49.95 with 6 days left. Perhaps this is one to watch. 
> Shipping should be about $25 to $30 for a 620.
>
> Regards,
> Steve R.
> steveripper at comcast.net
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Robert Chudek - K0RC" <k0rc at citlink.net>
> To: "Steve Ripper" <steveripper at comcast.net>, rtty at contesting.com
> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 3:39:49 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] ST-8000A on eBay (Tom Osborne)
>
> "This was easily solved with a surplus Tektronix
> 620 X-Y monitor ($25)."
>
> What is the source for this monitor at 25 bucks?
>
> 73 de Bob - KØRC in MN
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Ripper" <steveripper at comcast.net>
> To: <rtty at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 12:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] ST-8000A on eBay (Tom Osborne)
>
>
>>I purchased one of the ST-8000A units from this seller and it arrived as
>> advertized. Brand new in a foil sealed pouch in the original sealed
>> carton.
>> Complete with all those expensive connectors and manual. Mine is serial
>> number 122 and I believe manufactured in 1991. When you consider these 
>> are
>> still listed on the HAL site for over $5,000 how can you beat $249. One 
>> of
>> the differences between the ST-8000 and 8000A as noted by several other 
>> is
>> the lack of a tuning scope. This was easily solved with a surplus
>> Tektronix
>> 620 X-Y monitor ($25). Using the data I/O connector J1, I simply took the
>> Mark audio output (pin 7) and the Space audio output (pin 9) plus the
>> ground
>> and connected them to the X-Y inputs of the Tek 620. Note: the raw 
>> signals
>> levels from the ST-8000A will overdrive the display of the Tek 620, so 
>> you
>> will have to add 2 pots (1 Meg) to reduce the signal levels. After
>> adjusting
>> the pots for full screen deflection you have a very nice 6 inch diagonal
>> tuning display that I feel is actually much better than the display on 
>> the
>> ST-8000.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Steve Ripper
>> steveripper at comcast.net
>> Mobile: 248-787-0705
>>
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> Message: 1
>> Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:45:30 -0800
>> From: "Tom Osborne" <w7why at verizon.net>
>> Subject: [RTTY] ST-8000A on eBay
>>
>> Hi All
>>
>> Some guys have expressed a like for these TU's. Here is one on eBay, new
>> in
>>
>> box, for $249. Listing number is 140302282476. 73
>> Tom W7WHY
>>
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