I would also agree ... my 400's modulator has been modded from what I can see and I have always gotten glowing compliments on my audio quality ..just a bare D104 mic. Much better than the Heaths, Johnsons or military stuff I have heard.. No doubt that Leo thew whatever he got cheap surplus into these, but a lot was military quality .. certainly not to? commercial standards by a? long long shot..
K8WBL
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From: Dave Mayfield W9WRL <wrl at gwltd.com>
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Globe King 400
To: "Brett Gazdzinski" <Brett.gazdzinski at verizon.net>, "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 7:49 PM
I would disagree about it being marginal, I have owned one for years,
and other than having to replace a modulator a few years back it has
always worked fine. I have owned many rigs, Collins, Johnson, and so on
and have had far more issues with these than my GK400.
But as we all know it's a matter time and they all will have issues. I
want to leave you with the words of a buddy of mine.
GLOBE
Golly, Look, Out, Bring, Extinguisher. GLOBE
73 Dave W9WRL.com
Post by Brett GazdzinskiA globe king 400 is the only WRL rig I would want to own, or would have
wanted to own before building homebrew stuff.
Even so, its quite a marginal rig.
Value?
Some people are crazy, or just have plenty of money to get something they
want.
Somebody paid $2000.00 for a homebrew rig I made, then paid a company to
crate it up and ship it to the west coast!
That is not even a classic vintage rig.
Brett
N2DTS
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From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service"
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Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 12:40 PM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Globe King 400
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Yes, I agree.? That?s pretty high but I have to say by the time I finished
restoring my GK 500A I had close of $1300 in it not including my time.? I
know if I every get ready to sell it I wouldn?t sell it for less than
$1500.00.? I took mine completely apart and regalvinized the three chassis
and started over, including redoing the cabinet (with original back door
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and silk screening the front panel.
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Folks often forget about the time involved, or discount it based on the
price that they feel it should be worth. If we paid ourselves a fair wage
for restoring these old trinkets and based it on being a wise financial
investment, I suspect few items would get restored. Especially when you add
in the cost of parts and materials, along with the original purchase price.
Some folks see an asking price and automatically assume that all examples
are worth that, or this is what they go for. I've noticed a lot of items
available on ebay and elsewhere for far more than they are worth to me.
More often than not, they remain on the market for months, sometimes with
price adjustments and other times not. What it actually ends up selling
for, if it sells at all, is seldom seen. Only the original asking price is
remembered.
I know folks who truly believe a Globe King of any model isn't worth $100,
muchless $3000. I bet everyone in this thread would disagree with the $100
value, even for a ratty unit needing restoration. This is the good thing
about the free market: if it's not worth it, it won't sell. If it does,
then it was worth that amount to at least one person besides the seller.
~ Todd,? KA1KAQ/4
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