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Frank Wanja Antique Radio Estate

Frank Wanja W5EJV/W5IS was at his retirement, an F.C.C. Engineer working for years in the Dallas FCC field office.  He had a lifetime of collecting great old radio equipment.  We are selling the radio estate items and they will be listed in random order here.  All books and manuals are all original unless otherwise noted - Minimum Order is $ 10.00 + S&H

2 - NOS RCA Radiotron UV199 tubes in original boxes with tube datasheet, early 1920's triode, long pins, very rare to find this tube that is brand new, was used in early Radiotron radios and others.  $ 65 each, only 2 of them
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Erla "Balloon Circloid", very early NOS Circloid coil assembly by Electrical Research Labs of Chicago in original box with a quality control tag punched by whoever tested it, a very unusual item $ 25

 
RCA Radiotron "50" amplifier  tube, has been tested very strong, yes this is the one the audiophiles are after with the big square getter and black plate . . . tested very strong on our TV-2A/U lab tube tester . . . . only one $ 165

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2-Matched pair of 350B National Union Tubes made for Western Electric, all audiophiles know of these tubes, this pair is matched within 5% and test very strong on our lab tube tester - Matched Pair $ 500

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Collins Radio 205G-1 Original Transmitter owners manual, 1955 - $ 35

 
Collins 32RS-1 Transceiver original manual, 1961 - $ 30 - 1 left
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Radio Amateur Callbook Magazine, 1976 - USA, original publication - $ 15

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Radio Amateur Collbook Magazine, Winter 1975-1976 - Foreign, original publication - $ 10 19
Radio Amateur Callbook Magazine, Fall 1962, Foreign, original publication - $ 10 19
Radio Amateur Callbook Magazine, Winter 1975-1976 - Foreign, original publication - $ 10 19
Radio Amateur Callbook Magazine, Winter 1972-1973 - Foreign, original publication - $ 10 19
Radio Amateur Callbook Magazine, Winter 1970-1971 - Foreign, original publication - $ 10 19
Radio Amateur Callbook Magazine, Spring 1968 - Foreign, original publication - $ 10 19
Radio Amateur Callbook Magazine, Spring 1970 - Foreign, original publication - $ 10 19
Radio Amateur Callbook Magazine, Winter 1971-1972 - Foreign, original publication - $ 10 19
The Radio Amateurs Handbook, 1978, original publication - $ 15 19
The Radio Amateurs Handbook, 1964, original publication - $ 20 19
The Radio Amateurs Handbook, 1976, original publication - $ 15 19
The Radio Amateurs Handbook, 1972, original publication - $ 15 19
The Radio Amateurs Handbook, 1970, original publication - $ 15 19
The Radio Amateurs Handbook, 1939, original publication - $ 35 - has front cover, back is missing but is complete 19
The Radio Amateurs Handbook, 1935, original publication - $ 45 - complete, has W5EJV and owners name in pencil on front 19
The Radio Amateurs Handbook, 1938, original publication - $ 20 - missing front/back covers but is comlete 19
The Radio Amateurs Handbook, 1944, original publication - $ 40 - excellent condidtion 19
The Radio Amateurs Handbook, 1948, original publication - $ 20 - complete w/some water damaged pages 19
"The Radio Handbook", 1938, Rare Frank Jones Handbook - $ 50 - excellent condition and complete 19
RCA Transmitting Tubes Technical Manual (up to 4KW plate input), Manual # TT5, 1963, original manual - $ 25 19
RCA Receiving Tube Manual, RC20, 1960 original manual - $ 18 each (2 of them) 19
RCA Receiving Tube Manual, RC17, 1954 original manual - $ 22 19
RCA Receiving Tube Manual, RC24, 1965 original manual - $ 18 19
RCA Receiving Tube Manual, RC26, 1968 original manual - $ 18 19
Mosley Classic 36 assembly instructions, original manual - $ 12  
Hallicrafters S27 FM/AM UHF receiver, original manual - $ 18  
Lafayette HA52 FM Communications receiver, original manual - $ 18  
Meissner Mfg. 9-1073 Frequency Standard original manual - $ 22  
Collins Spring 1971 "Signal" publication, original $ 12  
Hallicrafters SX71 & SX71U original manual $ 16  
Central Electronics MM2 Multiphase RF Analyzer, original manual - $ 20  
Hallicrafters Littlefone 2Way FM tranceiver manual, Models HT-22LDS/LWS/HWS original manual - $ 18  
Collins Amateur Radio Equipment Catalog, # 32, c 1964 $ 15  
Herter's Catalog (guns,bullets,fishing stuff, outdoors - neat catalog, c 1968 - $ 20  
Eico - Model 232 & 249 VTVM owners manual, $ 12  
Cornell Dubilier Capacitor Decades instruction manual, models CDA, CDB, CDC, CDE and CDT - $ 8  
Eimac - The Care & Feeding of Power Tetrodes, c1951, $ 5  
Elements of Nomography, hard cover book, engineering data, $ 5  
Magnetic Ampllifiers, Dept of the Navy, "A Rising Star in Naval Electronics", c1951 - very interesting $ 8  
Allied Electronics Data Handbook, 1971, very handy book for electronics and hams - $ 8  
Simpson Electric, 1,001 Uses for the 260 VOM, great book on how to use VOM's regardless of model - 1965 - We have two of these books, $ 10  
S.Gernsback's Radio Encyclopedia, 1927, hard cover book, interested in antique radio? Then this is the book for you, explains all of the old equipment and circuits, very informative book - $ 25  
Cram's Globe Handbook with Georgraphical Index, great book on explaining longitude & lattitude, aspects of the earth, interesting reading - $ 10  
The Physical Principles of Wireless, by J.A. Ratcliffe, 8th Edition, 11948, hard bound book - $ 12  
HAM-RTTY, by 73 magazine, 1963, great primer on RTTY for hams - $ 8  
Simplicity of Radio, by Powel Crosley Jr., 1924, "The Blue Book of Radio".  Very  collectible book by Powel Crosley of the Crosley Radio fame. - very early book on broadcast radio technology - $ 50  
Impedance Matching by John Rider, 1958, $ 8  
Kepco Power Supply Handbook, 1965 great book on the technology and testing of power supplies - $ 15  
ARRL - "Fifty Years of ARRL", first edition, 1965 - $ 10  
Electric Terms, explanation of a few commonly used electric terms - great info for non electric dummies - 1954 - $ 8  
Surplus Radio Conversion Manual, V1, 1948, covers lots of WWII surplus equipment conversions for BC series equipment, SCR274 and more, lots of detail and easy to follow, $ 10  
All About Cubical Quad Antennas, by William I. Orr, W6SAI, c 1954, considered to be the "Bible" for quad antennas - $ 10  
Study Guide for Commercial Radio Operator Exams, 1955, great stuff in this guide book, $ 5  
Industrial Electronics Measurement - John Rider, 1964 $8  
ARRL Antenna Book, 1949 Edition - $ 12  
ABC's of Antennas - Howard Sams Publishers, 1968 Good info on all types of antennas - $ 10  
ARRL - Hints & Kinks for the Radio Amateur - 1974 - great info in this book - $ 8  
Triple Check Directory of Amateur Radio Operators in the Greater Dallas-Ft.Worth Area, 1952 - $ 5  
ARRL - The Mobile Manual for Radio Amateurs - great book, 1960 - 280 pages - $ 15  
Vintage ARRL, The ARRL Antenna Book, 1939 - $ 15  
ARRL - SSB for the Radio Amateur, very good book , c1958 over 200 pages - $ 15  
Original Radio Shack info owners manual/packet for early CB handheld transceiver, TRC-73 - $ 5  
Collins 51J3 original manual - 1952 - $ 30  
Collins 51J3 original service parts list - 1952 - $ 15  
Collins 51J4 original manual - 1962 - $ 30  
Collins 51J4 original manual - 1954 - $ 30  
Collins 51J2 original manual - 1951 - $ 30  
Collins 51J4 original sales brochure - 1954 - $ 18  
Collins 51J3 factory copy manual - 1952 - $ 20  
National Radio Products Brochure - original, 1942 - $ 18  
ARRL, Radio Amateurs Handbook, 1964 - $ 15  
Radio Shack - Transistor Substitution Handbook - $ 7  
ARRL - Radio Amateur's License Manual - $ 1  
Military - TM11-235, Radio Sets SCR536A, 536B, 536C,D,& E versions, technical manual - $ 10  
Radio Amateurs License Manual, 1950 edition, ARRL - $ 1  
Simpson 260 VOM owners manual, original - $ 8  
ARRL - Radio Amateurs License Manual, 1954, $ 2  
ARRL - Hints and Kinks for the Radio Amateur - 1933, $ 7  
ARRL - Radio Amateurs License Manual, post WWII, 1947, $ 4  
GE-Ham News, various issues from 1947 through 1960, $ .50 cents/issue  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

Keep  tuned, much early Collins and early National Radio equipment coming . . . . .

   
We will post the below items as we have time to sort through these estate items and will price them when we post them for sale......    
     
     
Collins Type 2 tuner (probably one of the first they made, s/n 1009  
Collins 32V3 Transmitter  
Collins 75A (yes A, not A1,2,3, or 4) receiver, no s/n tag  
Collins 310 Exciter  
Collins R-388 Receiver, BC - 30MHz  
National 100-X Art Deco Receiver (we have pictures on request)

 
National Original HRO receiver w/several coil sets  
Panoramic Adaptor - excellent - literally Mint from the Panaromac Corporation  
Military mint condition Panoramic Adaptor BC-1031-?? I think without looking  
Hallicrafter SX28 WWII receiver, excellent  
     
     
We will add more item every day until this massive estate is sold out.  When an item is sold it will just be removed from this active list.     
     

 

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