[TenTec] Titan 425 and Paragon 585 and lots of non-Ten-Tec gear

[Donn Bennett]

Hi Stan,
Just a quick question about the 30L-1, is this a round emblem?
Thanks,
Donn Bennett   WB8ZNM


Stan Jacox wrote:

>Hello list
>I recently posted a F.S. ad for selling my beloved amplifier and xceiver and
>received an offer which I accepted. Unfortunately the potential buy could
>not raise the money  so they are both available again.
>I need to sell both because I am moving to Saint Petersburg Russia on the
>15th of September for a while or permanently and neither unit is type
>accepted for importation plus the Titan far exceeds the limit for recip.
>licensing there of 100watts.
>I'm open for offers because I don't want either of these fine rigs to be
>sitting in storage deteriorating for a few years, they need to be used.
>
>Titan 425, late model with low hours on tubes, excellent condition with no
>blemishes.  $1600 .  My favorite amp of all.  It is hard to believe the RF
>section is so compact, attractive and high powered and yet weighs only
>17lbs.  The PS. weighs about 50lbs
>
>Paragon I 585 with all filters installed  in excellent condition.  The only
>mod is not really not a mod, the minor and major PLL boards have been
>completely resoldered after removing the old solder.  This solves a common
>problem of these units falling out of lock. This one has not dropped out
>once since reoldered the board 1 year ago.
>
>Other items I have that might be of interest: but not by Ten-Tec
>
>Motorola Service Monitor model 2002C  10khz-1ghz with the ovenized high
>stability master osc.  Good condition and perfectly aligned. $2,000.  I
>bought this unit new in the 80s for $19,000 ;>(
>
>Collins 312B-4 station control, in excellent condition, I took it new out of
>the box 3 years ago, $125
>
>Collins 30L-1 fair condition, not collector condition but a solid and stable
>performer $450, the best and easiest to use 115 volt mains self contained
>amp I've ever used.
>
>Stewart Warner R-390A with original meters and good condition. It is missing
>the ballast tube which has been substituted by a 10 watt power resistor.
>The ballast tubes are available again for about $20-25.  The tube is used as
>a quasi-filiiment regulator for the BFO and PTO tubes.  $400
>
>Halicrafters HT-32A, Good condition, works great, probably the best early
>filter type SSB rigs( I've had them all so speak with some authority),
>certainly the easiest to tune (except for the CE-200)  $150
>
>Signal/One CX-7A  Good condition except it has a open power transformer.  I
>bought a new Peter Dahl transformer for it but I never found the time to
>install it..  $400 with transformer.  Interesting rig, at the time of
>manufacture, the best built and most sophisticated ham rig available(and
>most expensive)
>
>Collins KWM-2 fair condition, not collector class but works well and
>original.  Including power supply Has optional Noise Blanker, $350
>
>Lots of H-P and Tektronix test equipment, RF and audio type.
>H-P606A H-P608E Marconi RF generators
>Lots of 465 scopes
>Many 403B, 400el, 400FL AC VMs etc.
>
>I also have a Kenwood TS-50S which I might sell but I was planning on taking
>it to Russia because it is small and is type accepted.  If I sell it, I want
>to replace it with a K-2 that I can use on batteries while backpacking.
>Beong a kit is does not need to be type accepted.  Overall, the TS-50S is
>very competent rig with a very sensitive receiver. Has optional CW filter
>installed.
>
>Thanks for your time reading my list
>73
>Stan KM6XZ
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