Transmitter T1154

[lozzage]

Hi All
Could anyone give me an idea of the value of this transmitter? My father recently passed away and mother is looking at selling some stuff before it deteriorates,

Thanks for any help

[M0FYA Andy]

It looks like it needs cleaning up, but assuming it is complete and unmodified with all valves present I'd suggest around £500.

Andy

[Radio Wrangler]

The T1154 transmitter is fairly rare compared to its companion R1155 receiver, and are now sought after by people wanting to re-create a Lancaster bomber setup. Most of this equipment was sold off by the government in the fifties, bought by radio amateurs and modified to better suit their purposes. The R1155 suffered more then the T1154 in this way.

What will put the price towards the top end of the range is completeness. What will bring the price down are modifications. Yours looks pretty much original.

Because the government flogged off the equipment piecemeal and the dealers didn't think the cables and footly little accessory bits weren't sellable, the radio amateurs had to make up their own cables and bodge connectors to get things working. SO any cables and accessory items for the system are worth much more money than you'd expect for something that looks like a grotty bit of cable with clunky connectors on the ends. The bakelite-boxed 'J-switch' is particularly sought.

Take care not to throw things out. There may be some valuable bits which look like absolute junk.

The top restorers love untouched gear. A good coating of dust and muck proves it hasn't been messed with.

OK this set doesn't plug in to the mains, but for old radios in general, don't apply power to see if it works. Doing this can damage some of the most expensive hard-to-get parts, while checking things properly first and replacing a capacitor or two can prevent the damage.

David