Old State Police Motorola 2-Way Radios

[schomisch]

This was a find I recently bought at a large auction.

 

[qst42know]

That Motorola looks familiar.

There should be a couple of 1/4" thick solid copper heat sinks inside, and check the antenna stud on the outside I had one that was solid silver.

 

[Geo]

HAM radio operators love that kind of stuff. all the best bases still use those kinds of tubes.

 

[schomisch]

Do you think it would be best to break these down then? Sell the tubes online maybe? Sort the rest out for scrap. Any PMs in these that I might not know of? Could you explain qst42know more about the 'antenna stud' like where you found it. I attached a photo of the back of the one type of Motorola, and the other photo is the front side of the one with the tubes. =))

~Chris!~

 

[schomisch]

I was offered $5 for this large 6146 tube, but what I've found its like $35+? Would be willing to pull and sell all of these tubes if someone was interested.

~Chris!~

 

[Geo]

before you scrap them check on some of the Ham radio forums and see if anyone wants to buy them. you could make a hefty profit as is.

if you do scrap them, save the tubes for sure. also check these for gold plate under the black paint.

 

[element47]

A 6146 is maybe $35 brand new in the box, if it's RCA. A used one isn't worth a lot more than $10 and without testing it, you don't know the emission strength of that tube. I would try to sell the whole units that use tubes. The solid state ones you can scrap. I doubt you'll find a heck of a lot.

 

[qst42know]

From your new photos I see your radio model is a bit different on the back.

 

[schomisch]

I have several other models also. Do you happen to have any pics of it before you depopulated them?

~Chris!~

 

[qst42know]

Sorry, I did not take any photos. If I don't tear it down and sort it quickly I get overwhelmed and get absolutely nothing done. :lol:

As I recall it was a silver hex stud embedded in a Teflon insulator as an antenna connection.