Who on here collects or uses surplus military, commercial or "clandestine" radio equipment?
I was poking around the 'Net a bit this morning when I came across the Cubic Ambassador ad below - on Universal Radio's website. That particular rig (along with its attendant gel-cell equipped suitcases) currently resides in my shack..as do a couple of its 'kin'. I had to do quite a bit of repair work to bring the radio back to operational status but it now works FB.
The set was released in the early 80s and offers continuous coverage from 1.6-30MHz; USB/LSB/CW/AME modes. 100w out. I designed and implemented a mod whereas the rig now operates in 'true' AM; no BFO injection on receive and both sidebands present on transmit.
Cubic built them like tanks. They even had TCXO units for high stability. Two of mine are also fitted with DSP units which are controlled via one of the front-panel paddle switches.
A rackmount version - the Astro DR - was offered. I would LOVE to lay my mitts on one...
http://www.universal-radio.com/USED/sold094.html