Over the next week or so I will be listing several items on behalf of a good Ham Radio friend of mine. He has provided me with the descriptions of all the equipment and any associated issues and wherever possible, I have confirmed this by testing the gear on my bench.

This is really one for the collectors………………………….

In this auction you are bidding for a very rareYaesu FT-75 crystal controlled HF transceiver complete with its mains power supply.

The rig is already fitted with crystals that allow you to select between 13 different frequencies between 80m and 10m and there are also a further 15 crystals included for other frequencies. Each frequency can be shifted using a VXO control on the front panel.

I think this transceiver was originally intended to be used mobile and the mains power supply must have been an option. The final is valve and I’m told the power output is around 20W. I’ve tried the rig and it seems to be working fine.

Cosmetically, the front panel is mint apart from the fact that someone has changed the mic socket to the standard 8-pin type…..I imagine it was originally 4-pin back when this rig was manufacturer. The case is not bad at all considering its age with no significant damage and no missing screws.

A non-standard Comtech hand mic is included to get you started. There is no handbook so you will have to source one via the Internet, but there is a sheet of paper listing the frequencies currently installed.

Obviously no return or warranty on this item due to its age and rarity.

Now the small print – my terms and conditions………..

As always, I am happy to ship worldwide and will provide quotes for international carriage on request. Postage within the UK will cost GBP £10.

All items leave me having been checked to confirm that they match the auction description and everything is always extremely well packed. Occasionally the postal service messes-up and a parcel gets damaged. In these cases, I will process an insurance claim promptly on your behalf and you will receive a refund when I receive the insurance payment – that is the whole point of insurance. I keep a record of the serial numbers on all electrical equipment I sell and discretely security-mark items where necessary to protect myself against the fraudsters who try to send back their own faulty gear having bought mine as a replacement!

For UK bidders, payment methods are PayPal, cheque, postal order or direct bank transfer (cheques take one whole week to clear thanks to my bank operating in the Dark Ages). PayPal is the preferred payment option for bidders outside the UK. Bidders are always welcome to collect from me personally, in which case, cash on collection works fine, but I may ask for a deposit to be paid at the end of auction.

At the end of auction, I will send the winning bidder an Ebay invoice within 24 hours. Contact will then be expected within 2 days and payment must be received within 7 days from the end of auction unless prior arrangements have been made. Of course if you already know the carriage cost, immediate payment via PayPal is fine.

If I haven’t heard from you or received payment within the specified times above, the item will be re-listed and Ebay’s non-paying bidder process followed. You will also be blocked from bidding on any further auctions of mine. Not paying because you were suddenly called away on business and the person you asked at home to deal with everything was rushed into hospital with an in-growing toenail is not a valid excuse! I normally reply to questions and messages from winning bidders within 24 hours, so if you haven’t heard from me it will be because your email hasn’t got through and not because I have suddenly decided to trash all my Ebay business and disappear off the Planet!

And finally…..I am always happy to answer questions from potential bidders, but please check first that the answer isn’t already in the listing. Messages are much easier to read if you use a mixture of capital letters and lower case, with a bit of punctuation thrown-in here and there. And if you can make it coherent, that would be great :-)