Tempo One SSB Transceiver

Concerning ham gear and evolution thereof. I always recall Dale W8SHR talking about his AES Days in Cleveland. They took in trade truck loads of Collins gear for that supposedly fantastic rig the Tempo One. I wonder how many of the boys wish they had their Collins back now that it has gotten record prices, such as a well kept 75A4 with the filters going for nearly a grand today? I knew guys locally who had the Tempo One and it was loaded with plug in circuit boards and eventually they wouldn't make contact. Who ever sees a tempo one for sale today?

Courtesy of W8SU
Feb. 2013