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Restored Collins 32V-2 For Sale

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My Collins 32V-2 transmitter restored by Howard Mills W3HM is for sale on eBay. Reserve’s been met, she’s gonna’ go. What a beauty! Only 2 days left! Read (and reread) the description fella’s!

Collins 32V-2 Transmitter For Sale on eBay

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By N0UN – March 24, 2021

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Dick says

Gorgeous…as was the 75A-2.

March 25, 2021, 0551 UTC Reply
Mike C. W8TRN says

Hey Lumpy, heard the same from the AM/CW crowd about SSB about 50+ years ago..

March 24, 2021, 1918 UTC Reply
- N0UN says
  
  But the AM/CW/SSB crowd actually communicated, unlike this FT8 scripted computer software “handshake”.
  
  March 24, 2021, 2112 UTC Reply

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