Actually I saw a collins R390A for sale a while back for 350 which is an unreal price as the thing was in working order
Shipping would have prolly been 75 bucks LoL and it would take over my house! So I left it alone.
I used to align those back in the day
Yowsers! Still considered one of the best radios ever made. I won’t ruin your “cherished delusions” about a certain depot that buried pallets of those in the ground..
I have favor for the "heavy" stuff.
The TCS set me back $5 via someones lack of knowledge and time for me building a 600V power supply to run it.
: - )