R107 Receiver. What's it worth?

[vinrads]

I have been asked what is a R107 worth, I think he said it was working. Mick.

[HamishBoxer]

Possibly up to a £100 if really nice.Problem is collection due to weight.

[ex seismic]

Agreed. To be really nice it should have the lid/front cover.

Gordon
G7KNS

[trh01uk]

And to be even nicer....to have a copy of the original manual.


Richard

[trh01uk]

And just to be awkward, I will point out that "working" covers a multitude of meanings (I was going to say "sins", but that might not be appropriate here!)

Ideally, no-one would say "working" unless they had run through all the EMER tests and passed everyone of them - obviously realigning the set as they go.

I suspect all that most people mean by "working" is: "I switched it on, bunged on a bit of wire as an aerial, and I heard a noise that I vaguely recognised as a radio station." ("and smoke didn't appear in the few minutes it took to do that test"!)

Richard

[trh01uk]

But to balance my last post, I think the R107 should be worth far more than the value usually put on them. They are classic receiver of WWII, they work very well (given the limitations of the then typical receiver architecture), are nice to work on, are beautifully made inside (and out) and most of the parts are easy to find if you need to replace them. Hard to beat really!


Richard

[Graham G3ZVT]

I paid £15 for mine in 1967. I would much rather have had an AR88 instead, but they were more expensive.

[HamishBoxer]

I was given mine a few years ago and at that time it ran in original state. Not been fired up for over 15 years I am afraid now though. Get on to the "roundtoit" pile!

Ditto my AR88, bought when I could lift it for £25.

[trh01uk]

Originally Posted by rambo1152

I paid £15 for mine in 1967. I would much rather have had an AR88 instead, but they were more expensive.

According to the inflation calculators, £15 in 1967 equates to about £265 in 2018. So £100 now looks like a bargain!


Richard