Ham Radio - Ham Radio Collectors How to find what your searching for

Ham Radio and Antique Radio Collectors are growing in numbers. The old radios from years ago become more valuable with age and the selection is getting smaller and smaller.

Collecting Ham Radio Equipment is much like collection old cars. Remember the first car you had and how you wish you could have another one just like it now?   The same goes for Shortwave Radio’s.  Many Hams when they started in radio back in the 60′s are now trying to rebuild their first stations.

Visiting Hamfests and Flea Markets is a good source for these old or  as a Ham would call it, Boatanchor Radios” meaning heavy and tube type receivers and transmitters.  Lots of people shop and search on ebay looking for the best bargin however you need to be careful with what you buy on ebay.  Many sellers will sell things knowing they are not working  so be ready to do a little repair work if you want to get some of them working.   An easy and fast way to search for Used ham Radio  is at www.hamradiofinder.com    they have made it simple and easy to search for equipment.  there are also many Ham Radio Classified sites on the internet and usually have new ads being posted everyday. My favorite site is www.hamkey.com because you can  list what your searching for on their site and when someone lists what your seeking, their system will send you email within seconds of the item being listed.  Its always nice to be the first one to respond to an ad for a very rare piece of equipment.  I can’t tell you how many times I have called on ads and were told it was sold just before I called. How I wish I was the first one to know it was posted.

No matter what your looking for you are sure to find it in todays worlds of  ebay, online classified ads and all the flea markets operating around the country. 

Have fun in your search for that old radio you used to operate.

I have been a Ham Operator since 1963.  Collecting the old radios that I always  dreamed of when I was young but could not afford, I am now paying sometimes twice the price of what the radio sold for new just to have a piece of my personal history. Now I play with my radios, make some money on my internet sites and end up spending the money on more radios. What an enjoyable life in my old age

My site: www.giftcartel.com   and   www.copytycoon.com

Does anyone know of any decent priced high quality ham radio transceivers?

I am just getting into ham radio and I am hoping to get my general class license soon. I am aiming to get an HF transceiver that is priced low (under $800), but is also good quality. If possible VHF/UHF capabilities would be appreciated but not necessary. My top two preferred brands would be Icom or Yaesu, but if there are other high quality decent priced brands, then I would be happy to look into those.
Would someone please tell me the price of the yaesu FT-450?

Answer
Welcome to ham radio!

If you don’t need the radio to be small for your car, the Yaesu FT-450 is a great choice:

http://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&ProdCatID=102&encProdID=870B3CA7CFCB61E6A599B0EFEA2217E4&DivisionID=65&isArchived=0

It is in your price range too. You can get an aftermarket power supply for it and save a lot compared to the Yaesu supply.

http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamhf/0450.html