Help with receiver value - Knight R-100A

arktrekker

Adventurer
Was going through some stuff today I have been asked to go through and dispose of as I see fit for someone. I came across a Knight R-100A receiver. I looked it up online and came up with it being a ham receiver as well as a few other things from around '62. this thing looks brand new. Was hoping one of you could tell me what I have found as far as value and quality of the unit.
 

DaveInDenver

Middle Income Semi-Redneck
Even pristine, it's 50 years old and like Randy mentions that means it likely needs a refurbish. It does help value IMHO being as-is rather than poorly restored. Also if all the knobs, chassis, mechanicals are in good shape, this helps a lot, as would it's original tube complement.

It's not a super collectible receiver (e.g. Collins, Drake, Hallicrafters), but is highly regarded. It was a kit, which makes it desirable because I bet a lot of people had them and sold or lost them over the years. The nostalgia aspect for a nice example is good.

It covers up to 10m, which is cool and was probably pretty exciting in 1962 being a single conversion receiver. It should do the commercial AM band as well as the ham bands, so I'd bet that it would work well as a general purpose receiver. I would give it the once over and try it, personally. It's pretty amazing how good the boat anchors sound. Even very nice gear now sounds thin and tinny in comparison.
 

arktrekker

Adventurer
Dave-

Want to get together and give it a try for me? I haven't gotten around to taking my test yet and to be honest have no clue what I am looking at at this point.

As far as I could tell from my initial impression of it, it looks to be in an unused condition. Talking to my mother in law, she has no clue why my father in law has it as he has never been into radios or electronics. From what I read online doing some searches last night I will most likely hold onto it and play with it as a home unit when I get my license and spend the money on a mobile unit for the truck for now.
 

Tennmogger

Explorer
The price today would be based on someone's desire to have it, not on performance, for sure. It sure does bring back memories for me. I was just getting started in ham radio when the R-100 came out. It was "the" receiver I would have given anything for (except of course the $129 or so it sold for!! I managed to buy a Knight Kit Ocean Hopper at $19.95.

Bob WB4ETT
 

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