04-11-2017, 04:11 PM
Thanks for the advice, Trevor. I knew they were expensive when new, partly because the owner told me so, and partly because of the fact that it's so heavy for it's size that it's obviously well built (and in Britain, too!). Hopefully I'll get a reply from Meridian on Monday, probably quoting some eye-watering price for the T/S aerial, which is basically just a standard, albeit black 5 or 6 section (I didn't count them!) one. I'll then have to find out the price of a new 'F' type chassis socket. In the meantime I may check if any F80s are on eBay and if so at what prices, just out of curiosity. Prior to this, the most expensive item I had in for repair, abot 10 years ago was a pre-war Ekco Radio, one of which had then recently sold on eBay for £800. I treat all items with care, but that one I handled with kid gloves!!
