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Due to health I have to downsize and am selling this Hallicrafters R-274/FRR and the matching speaker. I am asking $550 for the pair.

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Radio is now working well after I fixed some simple issues.? Speaker is at the top of the stack.?

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This unit is heavy, so shipping is not something I want to do.? Pickup within two hours of Albuquerque New Mexico will work.?

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Please contact me if you have any questions.?

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Thanks Dwight

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Hi Dwight,

I have an observatory in Pie Town, New Mexico and plan a trip there as soon as it warms up a bit. I’m now sure exactly where you live but I would like to buy your receiver. What are you asking for it. I could pay you now with a US postal money order and pick it up later.

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Thanks,

Tom N5AMA

Oops, I overlooked the price. Sounds great.

Tom

Hey Tom.? I had an observatory in Rio Rancho for a while.? I would love to see your setup.? My wife and I went to Pie Town once and they did not have any pies.? WTF!!!

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Let me know when you are going to be in the area.?

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Dwight.?

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Hey Dwight,

Thanks for the email. FB on your Rio Rancho observatory. As you might guess, I’m not up there every weekend for several reasons. It’s a 17 hour drive one way for me from Houston. Another reason is I’m a coonass from south Louisiana and 5 degree temps in the winter don’t work well for me. Next time I go up, I’ll be glad to give you a heads up, meet you there and show you around. I’m on the IPad right now but will post you a few pictures when I get on the desktop.

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Pie Town does have a restaurant that serves good pies but I’m not sure they are open every day. Once there were two places that served pies across the street from each other but they swapped open days because there really wasn’t enough business to support two open at the same time.

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Tom N5AMA

Hi Dwight,

I've attached a few pics of the Pie Town setup. Actually, it's two sites. One is a rolltop with a connected warm room. The other is a hill top site with a typical dome and an incredible view of the horizon. The views in the area are spectacular. I think you would enjoy a visit.

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Tom

Nice looking setup.? I love New Mexico for the landscape.? You don't see this on the east coast. My step-son lives in Houston. We have driven there a couple of times and know it is a long trip. We stop for the night in Fredericksburg TX and stay at a friend's place.?

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Be glad you were not in the military with me. My first assignment was in upper Michigan, where the temps would fall to -60 degrees.??

Here is a shot of my observatory when I lived north of Albuquerque.? It is a DobHut that I converted to my use. It held my main two scopes and I had a pier behind it for my long scope. But I got sick and had to sell the obs and house and move into ABQ to a single story house.? I get some good nights here, so can't complain.?

Dwight

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Dwight, I like that counterweighted roof setup. I've never seen anything like that. It gives you great low angle viewing! The roof on my primary observatory is motorized so it tracks on rails but the room has 8' ceilings and requires a Pier 2 to lift the OTA. This works ok but I would much rather have a setup like yours. It does allow me to roll the roof back and remotely operate the scope from Houston. It's set up with OAK control hardware so if a storm sneaks up, the skycam senses the weather, closes the roof and shuts things down until the weather passes unless you run into daylight. I've got one of the original AP 6" that I use on a portable mount. I also have a 10" f4.5 that I ground polished and figured when I was a kid. I built an alt-az mount for it and still use it on occasion on the deck while running the other gear.

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The other observatory with the dome is located on a regional hill and makes the most of the incredible Bortle 1 skies in our area. The dome isn't motorized so during the course of the night you have to manually push the dome. It's a 10' fiberglass dome and doesn't like to be pushed. I have a 12" RC at that location and eyepiece astronomy is my favorite. It also has an AP 1200 mount but it's not goto like yours. That hasn't been a problem for me because I'm on the eyepiece and not the camera.

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If the last picture is your current setup in ABQ, you aren't hurting too bad. LOL Very nice equipment and I especially like the AP 1200.

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I didn't totally dodge the bullet in the service. I enlisted in the Navy Seabees and went to boot camp at Great Lakes. I got on the plane in late November in Baton Rouge wearing a long sleave shirt at 80 degrees. I wore a long sleeve shirt because I was told it might be colder up north. I got off the plane in Chicago and determined I had made a tactical error. When I left the building and found a cab to take me to the Great Lakes Naval facility, I determined just how large a tactical error I had made. The next 2 1/2 months were not meant for people much less a coonass from south Louisiana. I'm not sure what the ambient temp was that winter but I do know the wind chill in 40mph winds is brutal. On top of that Vietnam caused an overload with the barracks and we spent the 1st month in the wooden WW2 barracks that had very little steam radiator heat and no running water. We had to march to the chow hall and showers daily. The military was great with the Seabees but the Navy boot camp, not so much.??

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Tom

N5AMA

BTW, have you sold your R-274?

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Tom ?N5AMA

No, you are the first one to claim it. So I will wait until you are in the area to hand it over to you.? The other Collins radios in the photo are also up for sale.?

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Ok Dwight,

I’m planning a trip to the observatory in the next few weeks pending weather. I’ll need to get contact and address from you. Do you want a deposit to hold the receiver (and possibly another one on your list)?

Thanks,

Tom

No need for a deposit.? Here is my email address where I can send you my addesss: dwight_talley@...

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Sorry for the late reply.?

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Dwight

Hello Tom, Just checking in to see if you still plan on taking a trip to the observatory.?

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Dwight

Hi Dwight,

Thanks for the wake up call. As recently as today, Pie Town still had snow/sleet in the forecast. Normally the snow melts off or evaporates in a day or two. There is nothing but dirt roads going to the observatory it makes driving in or out once you get there very difficult if you don’t have 4 wheel drive. Temps aren’t bad but I don’t make the trip if it’s wet and slippery. I’ll have to wait and let the weather settle a bit.

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Tom

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Hi Dwight,

I may be leaving for New Mexico as early as Friday so should be there all next week. I need contact information or an address for the R-274 pickup. I may be able to make the pickup on the way over or arrange to drive up from Pie Town during the week (which gives you a bit more flexibility on timing).

Thanks,

Tom N5AMA?

Here is my number, 804 539 1226

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Safe travels.

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Dwight

Good morning Dwight,

My last message to you concerning my trip to the observatory was dated April 23. I didn’t receive any contact information from you and have returned after nearly a week. I’ll call you later to discuss this.

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Thanks,

Tom N5AMA