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I have a R1155 radio receiver from a Lancaster...it was working decades ago when I stored it on a shelf in the basement where it still sits ...along with 115v power transformer for it. Does anyone know what these things might be worth. Bought it years ago from a surplus store in Hamilton..
 
Donate it to the Canadian Warplane Heritage museum.

Or if you want money, sell it to me and my 13 year old son. He would love to bring it and give it to them. Would be neat if it was from THAT Lancaster.
 
Probably not terribly valuable money wise, but someone's looking for one I'm sure.

Old radio equipment out of aircraft is not terribly valuable, even wartime stuff. I've seen a lot go to the dump.
 
wbaad said:
Probably not terribly valuable money wise, but someone's looking for one I'm sure.

Old radio equipment out of aircraft is not terribly valuable, even wartime stuff. I've seen a lot go to the dump.
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Donation is a great idea...this one has avoided the dump for 71+ years.... suspect these 'refugees' are getting rare...if they work! I recall it was $50.00 way way back....
 
there is a fellow in Carp ON rebuilding a Lancaster, he might buy it off you . if your serious about selling it send me a PM . I'll track down his contact info.
 
I'll stick one up this week....pretty serious...but no hurry...after all its been sitting there at least 45 years...another month or 5 isn't the end of the world
 
wbaad said:
Is it an rcaf radio or British?
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Excellent question....dont know but will look....I believe the power transformer is Canadian
Based on the wiring birdsnest in the chassis (from memory) I imagine British....no where near as neat as the German WWll set I have in a cupboard somewhere.
 
I second the Nanton group. Nothing against the Hamilton museum, but the Bomber Command Museum has accomplished incredible things given the resources available and would put your radio to good use.

As for value - I repair tube radios as a hobby so I get the opportunity to come across things like this more frequently than the average person. They are more 'common' than one would expect and as the older collectors of a certain generation downsize or pass away more are coming out of the woodwork. At a ham radio or vintage audio swap meet, similar sets in non working condition sell for around $100-200 CDN.

Best of luck.
 
I know a fello who restores and rebuilds that era radios, military radios. if its going to be for sale, id like to know. very interested.
nanton had 8 of those on the shelf last time I was in the back. not saying 9 wouldn't be ok ether, just saying
 
The guy building the Lancaster cockpit in his garage in Carp (just outside Ottawa) is named Geoff Landon-Browne.

ht tp://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/rebuilding-history-bombers-flight-deck-one-of-war-buffs-reconstructed-treasures
 
4b1t said:
The guy building the Lancaster cockpit in his garage in Carp (just outside Ottawa) is named Geoff Landon-Browne.

ht tp://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/rebuilding-history-bombers-flight-deck-one-of-war-buffs-reconstructed-treasures
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just talked with him , he’s not interested apparently.
 
For anyone interested -

"R-1155 W.W.II. Lancaster Bomber Receiver
The R-1155 was the standard radio Receiver installation in W.W.II Lancaster bombers. Used by the British Royal Air Force. The receiver was used to provide communications, direction finding and homing functions. Using 10 tubes, it was the companion receiver to a T-1154 Transmitter.

The R-1155 is a LF and HF super heterodyne receiver covering from 75kHz to 18.5mHz in 5 bands, 560kHz IF. Power requirements are 6.3VDC @ 4A and 230VDC @ 70mA. Audio output is 200mW into 5k ohms."

http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~hilpert/e/radio/MarconiR1155/
 
wbaad said:
Is it an rcaf radio or British?
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How would you know? The power transformer that adapts it to 115vac operation is clearly marked RCAF. The radio seems not to have any identifier... although the case has cork inside of it and the back panel has a table showing the 'RAF' tube identifier and the equivalent 'Trade' identifier....no mention of RCAF I can find...
 
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