It's Collins, must be worth a fortune!!!

[N4VGB]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Collins-Aircraft-Tr ... 19bad89fe2

Yep, it's a Collins 18S-4 for $1,500 and quoted from the auction descripttion, "This is one of the nicest Ham Radios I have ever found!" :rofl:

viewtopic.php?f=23&t=10711&start=0

Now as you can see in my thread, I scored the identical transceiver for $80 at the Dalton,GA Hamfest 2010. :rofl:

Basically these things are ART-13s that have crystal control only, pair of 811As modulating a single 813 with what appears to be the identical modulation transformer used in the ART-13.

Who in their right mind would pay this nimrod $1500 for this thing!? :roll:

[N8YX]

What's a "transiver"? :think

[KG4CGC]

What's a "transiver"? :think

I dunno but, "If it's Mattel™ it's swell."

[N4VGB]

What's a "transiver"? :think

Just a misspelling because he was so excited over listing such a nice Collins! :rofl:

[W1GUH]

What's a "transiver"? :think

I dunno but, "If it's Mattel™ it's swell."

"If it's Mattel it costs and costs like hell"

[N8YX]

I dunno but, "If it's Mattel™ it's swell."

"If it's Mattel it costs and costs like hell"

Matty Mattel Mouse Gun for the win! :dance

[KG4CGC]

Mattel had a contract to produce some of the M-16s during the Vietnam War. As for the details of the actual dates, I am not the man to neither confirm nor deny.

[kb2vxa]

In 3, 2, 1...

[hamguy]

Mattel had a contract to produce some of the M-16s during the Vietnam War. As for the details of the actual dates, I am not the man to neither confirm nor deny.

I know we used to call them Mattel Toys because of the feel of the plastic stock and grip. Somehow I doubt that Mattel ever produced an M-16. Maybe they supplied the stocks and grips?
-gary

[N4VGB]

I know we used to call them Mattel Toys because of the feel of the plastic stock and grip. Somehow I doubt that Mattel ever produced an M-16. Maybe they supplied the stocks and grips?
-gary

Bingo, we have a winner. Yep, supposedly Mattel manufactured plastic parts for M-16s under a contract from Colt.