GW4RWR - Items for Sale
Please contact me if anything here is of interest. gw4rwr at hotmail.com
Includes Mutek front end, Memory Option, AC lead.
Originally a new purchase in 1981 by my neighbour, who was meticulous in his care of this radio. I'm the second owner, since 1984. This has been used mostly for transverting, with a little use on 10m and 20m. Excellent condition, this has been well cared for - I count three scratches, for which I am responsible - my apologies. Front panel is unblemished. I keep a bubble wrap cover over it to avoid dust. Built like a tank, and always gets excellent audio reports. Includes Yaesu YM-35 microphone. I'm only selling since I intend to build my own radio for 10m or perhaps 17m. No doubt I'll regret it when it's gone.
Built originally for 50MHz in 1986 and subsequently reworked for 70MHz in about 2003. Sensitive receiver.
Designed
for UHF. Bolt holes at the far end of this load, so suitable for test bench or equipment mounting. Power dissipation not quoted, although I reckon it’s good for 25W continuous, or 100W peak.
Plug & Play transverter module. -10dBm in at 10.7MHz & 133.3MHz converts up to 144MHz, 30dBm out. 1950MHz, may well tune higher, I haven't the kit to test. Very well made. 8 silver plated cavities and slugs. Board from a mast head preamp. Four devices. Not tested.
Not sure why I bought this - I didn't even have a car! Used very sporadically. Good to 2GHz. Many available. Secomak 240v AC blower. 2800rpm, 1/40hp 1200V 500mA continuous transformer. Used for my first 4CX250B amp.
850V 444mA continuous transformer. 90VA, tapped 1V, 2V, 2V, 5V, 10V, 10V, 10V. Weight about 10N. 25-0-25V 140mA, 24V 2A. Weight about 10N. Tapped approx 2-7-22V. Weight about 30N. Tapped 2-5-15-45-45-45V. Weight about 50N. N-type plug or BNC plug. Many available. For RG-58U type coax. Many available. For RG-58U type coax - crimp on. Many available. Single hole panel, panel mount. Many available. Four prong, PCB mount. Many available. Four bolts mounting. Few available. BNC plug to socket - 90 deg adaptor £2 To get at sockets in tricky places. Four bolt mounting. BNC to BNC back to back socket £1 In line. RG-8 fit.Many available. RG-8 fit- crimp on. Many available. RG-58 fit. Many available. Crimp on, RG-58 fit. Many available. Four hole panel mounting. Few available. Four hole panel mounting - fits standard BNC socket hole. Four hole panel mounting. Few available. Nut secured, RG-58 fit. Few available. Crimp on. Few available. Crimp on. Many available. N to N type. N type to SMA. SMA to SMA. TNC to TNC. PL259 to PL259. What do you need? I have soooo many. Professionally made so no intermittent issues. Nut fix and Crimp on. Few available. If you must. RG-58 size. Single hole fixing. Junk box - I may have something that you need..Mostly HC-25, HC-18, HC-6, a few glass at MF. CRYSTALS - Commercial suppliers A list of crystals available at Surplus Sales (USA), Spectrum (UK) and JabDog (UK). May save you paying to have one cut especially for your project. Tab separated.
A list of ebay selling prices for older radios (not by me). Included here for your info.
Purchased in 2001. Used a few times /P from IO83GC, but never mobile. This is a lovely set, a classic. I'm only selling since I'm building my own 2m multimode TRX, and would like someone else to keep this venerable radio on air. Ever VHF DXer deserves a '225!
Receive path looped to rear panel for minimum loss access to the front end, or for use with external amplifier. Includes a few FIX channel crystals, such as 144.430 (GB3VHF).
Faults:
As of 2025 the memory module's failed.
Two of the front panel knobs have developed faint hair line cracks.
The Mode switch can be noisy.
Fault:
It's developed very slight backlash over the years - about 100Hz every 5kHz; insignificant, but needs to be mentioned. A common problem with geared VFOs.
