eBay Find: The RCA CRM-R6A communications receiver

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who writes:

[Check out this] rarely seen RCA receiver:

http://ebay.to/23NHtYv

Thanks for the tip, Dan!

I just checked Fred Osterman's Shortwave Receivers Past and Present. It appears the CRM-R6A is a "double conversion super" with 16 tubes and typically weighs 92 lbs. They were manufactured in the US between 1965 - 1969 and cost $1795 when new. The CRM-R6A can be mounted in a rack, of course.

It'll be interesting to see if someone meets the first bid amount of $750.

Regardless, that's some serious heavy metal!