Vintage Custom Homebrew Balanced Antenna Tuner & HF Station Accessory Lot For Sale

Up for sale is a unique, exceptionally clean 3-piece Amateur Ham Radio Station lot. The centerpiece of this sale is an immaculate, heavy-duty custom \"Homebrew\" Balanced Antenna Tuner/Coupler housed in a beautifully finished solid wood cabinet. It is paired with premium station routing and safety gear, making this a complete out-of-the-box solution for balancing, switching, and protecting your HF setup.Please see the comprehensive breakdown of each included component below:1. Custom Hand-Built Balanced Antenna Tuner / Coupler

• Enclosure: Premium, hand-stained and varnished solid wood cabinet built specifically to eliminate metal chassis RF interference around the inductors. Features rugged dual front-mounted handles.
• Front Panel Controls: Dual independent multi-position indexed rotary switches for precise tuning alignment.
• Tuning Metering: Dual integrated Electro-Tec Radio Frequency (R.F.) Ammeters (0–100 scale) to seamlessly monitor and balance current distribution down your transmission line.
• Internal Components: High-end, pristine hand-wound toroidal inductors mounted securely to heavy-duty white ceramic/porcelain standoffs. Pristine solder joints and clean point-to-point wiring throughout.
• Rear Terminals: Heavy porcelain feed-through cone insulators ensuring high-voltage isolation for your antenna line exit.

2. Commercial Heavy-Duty HF Lightning Surge Arrestor

• Type: Industrial-grade metallic junction-box style High-Frequency surge protector.
• Mounting: Cleanly pre-mounted onto a solid wood backboard panel for instant wall or bench installation.
• Markings: Clearly stamped layout for inline routing between the transmitter (SET) and antenna array (ANT).
• Grounding: Includes a robust, solid brass heavy-gauge grounding clamp at the base for channeling massive surge currents safely away from your gear.

3. Daiwa CS-201 2-Position Coaxial Antenna Switch

• Brand/Model: Daiwa CS-201 (Made in Japan).
• Function: Manual 2-position selector switch to toggle one radio between two antennas, or two radios to a common antenna feed.
• Build Quality: Heavy die-cast metal cavity construction providing excellent cross-port isolation, exceptionally low insertion loss, and maximum RF power handling (up to 1.5 kW).
• Safety: Automatic internal grounding on unused ports to eliminate bleed and shield against static buildup.

Condition Report

• Cosmetics: Excellent vintage condition. The wood casing on the tuner is beautiful with deep grain definition. Faceplate lettering is crisp and completely legible.
• Mechanicals: All rotary dials, selector knobs, and switches click sharply and cleanly into their respective indents. No loose components or wobbly connections.
• Internals: Immaculate. No signs of arc burns, heat stress, discoloration, or moisture damage on the toroids or switches.

Items are sold together as a single lot, exactly as pictured. Will be meticulously wrapped, double-boxed, and padded heavily to ensure safe delivery to your shack.