We were recently contacted by an auction company, AARauctions.com, about a large collection of amateur gear for sale by online auction. They had asked if they could advertise in our online swapmeet however due to the nature of the sale, we thought it best to mention it as a front page article. This is a HUGE auction with over 400 items. Mostly older gear, lots of Military and Industrial, along with plenty of ham gear. Please note: QRZ is not affiliated in any way with AARauctions.com, and has received no compensation whatsoever for this article. The information regarding this auction is provided as a public service to the community. QRZ has no information other that what is printed in this article regarding this sale. https://www.aarbids.com/servlet/Search.do?auctionId=3029 From AARauctions: This is a huge online auction of over 350 items from Vortex Joe's (N3IBX) 50+ year collection. He wants to see his items appreciated by other ham radio operators. He has rare and unusual pieces not commonly found in the marketplace including military radios, vintage & modern components, Heathkit, Hallicrafters, Hammarlund, ICOM, National Radio Company, RCA, Kenwood, Gonset, E.F. Johnson & many more, boat anchors, receivers, transmitters, exciters, amplifiers, shortwave radios, cabinets, speakers, tuners, vacuum tubes, tube testers, Hallicrafters transceiver "Hurricane" SR-2000. Preview by appointment in Pleasant Valley, NY. Complete details, free registration & online bidding are available at the above link. More about Joe N3IBX can be found at the Vortex Joe Museum. http://w2dtc.com/2004-0711-vortex-joe-page.htm 73, -fred
I know Joe....or at least, I did. Way back about 20 years ago I sold him a DX-100 that needed lots of work, a homebrew receiver built by W3QLV (SK) and an 80 meter frequency synthesizer (also by W3QLV - it was in QST). Glad to see he's still doing his thing. Thanks for putting this front-and-center! 73 de Jim, N2EY
I'm pretty sure that the Valiant II is the one that he bought from the guy I sold it to. I bought it from the Murray Hill Bell Labs club station back around 1980. Just looked again at the pics... if that's mine it has sure taken a beating in the 15 or so years since I've sold it. Was near mint when I sold it! And the link at the bottom to W2DTC page... Ken was my very first 'real' QSO on 80 meters back around 1969-1970! This is most likely the SX-28 that I restored and ended up in Joe's vortex with my bud Ken at the steering wheel:
Oh my, that just way too many radios especially when you have to build a 2nd and 3rd building to hold your radio collection. I was going to say that this guy really needs to get a Hobby but then I realized that this is his hobby.
Maybe....but....consider: - All the radios are stored safely. They're on shelves, in racks, etc. There are pathways to get to everything. - Joe is thinning the collection. Others will get to enjoy the radios. 73 de Jim, N2EY
"This is a huge online auction of over 350 items from Vortex Joe's (N3IXB) 50+ year collection." Correction on Joe's call it is N3IBX . Have know Joe since around the early 90s.
DEAR QRZ FRIENDS, THANK YOU FOR THE HEADS UP ON THIS AUCTION. I HAVE FORWARDED THIS INFO ON TO OUR CLUB MEMBERS. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/Chicken-Fat-Operators-Club CFO # 1008
OH MY GOD !!!! JIM, I JUST CHECKED MY LOG AND WE HAD A QSO BACK IN JUNE OF 1997 DURING THE ARRL FIELD DAY AND ANOTHER QSO DURING THE 2000 ARRL FIELD DAY. OUR LAST QSO WAS BACK IN JUNE OF 2002 BUT IT WAS NOT DURING THE FIELD DAY EVENT. CFO # 1008
Wow I always wondered what happened to my heavy iron. I used to have 22 operating vintage positions back in the 1980's. Two BC-610's, three Globe Kings and the Gold Dust Twins just to name a few.