W5YTR Estate Sale

The first sale on Saturday 5/26/2018 (8am-12pm) will be located at 206 Hermlee St. in Hot Springs (4th house on the right coming from Files Rd). On the day of the sale the talk in will be on the 146.88- (pl 114.8 pl) repeater.

I wanted to get more pics of the radios on this page but my hardware has been very uncooperative today. Just come see for yourselves.

Questions and comments can be directed at the email address on the website title banner. Also, 501-301-0601 ext 777 will definitely have voicemail, and might have a live person or recording at some point in time. It takes about 5 seconds for the extension to transfer, be patient.

Further details and pictures coming soon.

Coming soon to Hot Springs one of the largest ham radio estate sales in quite some time. Among the items for sale is one of the best fully restored Drake collections in Arkansas. When the sale is closer this page will be updated with prices and more pictures. Within the next few days there will be an open house sale that will rival area hamfests. A partial list is posted here now to give everyone a good idea of the kind of stuff that will be available. There will be other major items and a good amount of other smaller items not listed here as the entire W5YTR “shack” will be liquidated. Local hams will have “first dibs” at the open house before this is opened up to Internet sales. Check back often for additional information.

In addition to the list below are lots of vaccuum tubes, parts, and a multitude of other stuff. Here is a list of just some of the goodies that can be had at the upcoming open house estate sale:

AEA	PK232	TNC
AEA	PK232MBX	TNC
Alinco	DJ-G29	Transceiver HT
Alinco	DR235-Mk III	Transceiver
Alinco	DR235-Mk III	Transceiver
Alinco	EJ41U	TNC Board
Alinco	EJ47U	Digital Voice Board
Ascend		900MHZ Radiotelephone
Astron	SS30M	Power Supply
Astron	VS50M	Power Supply
Clegg	FM-DX	Transceiver
Commodore	1541	Floppy Drive
Commodore	1701	Monitor
Commodore	C64	Computer
Drake	AC10	Power Supply
Drake	L7	Wide Range Linear
Drake	L75	Wide Range Linear
Drake	M57	Speaker
Drake	M57	Speaker
Drake	MC4	Mobile Console
Drake	MN2000	Matching Network
Drake	MN2700	Matching Network
Drake	MN7	Matching Network
Drake	MS4	Speaker
Drake	P75	Hybrid Phone Patch
Drake	PS7	Power Supply
Drake	PS7	Power Supply
Drake	PS7	Power Supply
Drake	PS7	Power Supply
Drake	R4B	Receiver
Drake	R7	Receiver
Drake	R7A	Receiver
Drake	R8	Receiver
Drake	RV4C	Remote VFO
Drake	RV75	Synthesized VFO
Drake	RV75	Synthesized VFO
Drake	SP75	Speech Processor
Drake	SP75	Speech Processor
Drake	TR3	Transceiver
Drake	TR33C	Transceiver
Drake	TR4	Transceiver
Drake	TR4	Transceiver
Drake	TR4C	Transceiver
Drake	TR4CW	Transceiver
Drake	TR4CW	Transceiver
Drake	TR5	Transceiver
Drake	TR6	Transceiver
Drake	TR7	Transceiver
Drake	TR7	Transceiver
Drake	TR7	Transceiver
Drake	TR72	Transceiver
Drake	TR7A	Transceiver
Drake	UV3	Transceiver
Drake	UV3	Transceiver
Drake	W4	Watt Meter
Drake	WH7	Watt Meter
Drake	WV4	Watt Meter
HAL Communications	ST-8000	HF Modem
Heathkit	HM2102	Watt Meter
Heathkit	HWA2036	Power Supply
Heathkit	SB634	Station Console
ICOM	IC2AT	Transceiver HT
ICOM	IC4AT	Transceiver HT
INFO-TECH	M-6000	Multimode Code Receiver
Kenwood	AT230	Antenna Tuner
Kenwood	DG5	Digital Display
Kenwood	SM220	Station Monitor
Kenwood	SP520	Power Supply
Kenwood	TS520SE	Transceiver
Kenwood	TS530S	Transceiver
Kenwood	TS820S	Transceiver
Kenwood	TS830S	Transceiver
Kenwood	VFO209	Remote VFO
Kenwood	VFO240	Remote VFO
Kenwood	VFO520S	Remote VFO
MFJ	MFJ462B	Multi-Reader
MFJ	MFJ921	Antenna Tuner
MFJ	MFJ923	Antenna Tuner
MFJ	MFJ969	Antenna Tuner
National	NCX-1000	Transceiver
Realistic	HTX202	Transceiver HT
Realistic	TRC216	Transceiver CB
Ritron	JOBCOM
Trip Lite	PR60	Power Supply
Wilson		Transceiver HT
Yaesu	FT-726R	Transceiver
Yaesu	FT-DX1200	Transceiver
Yaesu	Memorizer	Transceiver

So many things have broken over the last six months that there is very little left intact. Since spring there have been a long string of power surges, lightning strikes, wind damage, and magic smoke leaving nearly every device. By the time one thing was fixed and operation another event would break three more things. As if there were not enough issues, a fallen tree took out the antennas for the shack. The last of the base radios failed early this fall.

I’ve removed the blown up equipment and supporting wiring. I lack the time and energy to rebuild what was a decade in the making. I’m going quiet for a while. I may well be back at some point, but that is far enough down the road not to be in sight.

Due to aging hardware and software in the data center this site cannot be upgraded without a complete start from scratch, and an upgrade is required to get it to run on modern software. As bad as the whack-a-mole with the radio and power systems was, the digital side of things has been an even bigger handful.

I am going to archive this site into cold storage for another day where I might be able to pull a magic rabbit with a quick fix, but don’t look for it soon. If you want anything that is on the site I’d suggest downloading it very soon. Nothing will be erased, and it may even return sometime between later and when pigs take flight.

In the ways that matter things are fine, so don’t worry be happy… I’m also shutting down the last of the online projects as soon as a graceful exit presents. It is time for a long sabbatical to examine the insides of my eyelids and recharge.

de w5mz QRT

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