[Boatanchors] OT: Ignorance :)) Yeah, sure

[howard holden]

They may sell for inflated prices, but it is good stuff. In the Navy  I worked with R-390A's, R-01051's and WRR-2's on the job. Off the job (at the ham shack) we had a 75S-3C. Certainly while not made as well as the other stuff, the receiver performance within its band coverage was damn near as good overall, and it was very reliable. And anyone with the requisite wrenches could tweak the RF alignment using just the built-in S-meter (and it was had to louse that up!). We used it not only for ham work but for phone patches via AF MARS back to the states from Greece. If I had the bucks I'd jump on a 75S-3 series in good shape. Have an R-388 that I am working on, anxious to see how it stacks up. 

As for the Klipsch speakers, well that's mostly personal taste. We had a pair in the audio store I worked in back in the 70s. Personally I thought they were far too harsh but then I thought nearly all electrostatic tweeters were. But they were well made, and good furniture.

Howie WB2AWQ/7
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Richard Knoppow<mailto:1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com> 
  To: Bob Macklin<mailto:macklinbob at msn.com> ; Greg Mijal<mailto:bluebirdtele at embarqmail.com> ; wrcromwell at gmail.com<mailto:wrcromwell at gmail.com> ; boatanchors at mailman.qth.net<mailto:boatanchors at mailman.qth.net> 
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  Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] OT: Ignorance :)) Yeah, sure



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Bob Macklin" <macklinbob at msn.com<mailto:macklinbob at msn.com>>
  To: "Greg Mijal" <bluebirdtele at embarqmail.com<mailto:bluebirdtele at embarqmail.com>>; 
  <wrcromwell at gmail.com<mailto:wrcromwell at gmail.com>>; <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net<mailto:boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>>
  Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 2:18 PM
  Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] OT: Ignorance :)) Yeah, sure


  > Yes, anything Collins sells for inflated prices. I would 
  > like a 75S
  > something but not at the prices they sell for. I just 
  > wonder who the people
  > are buying all this expensive stuff.
  >
  > Bob Macklin
  > K5MYJ
  > Seattle, Wa.

      As a proud member of the CCA I should keep my mouth shut 
  but I think the folks who bought Collins to begin with were 
  the same ones who bought Klipsch Horns. OTOH, I keep 
  dreaming of someone having a pair of Gold Dust twins or good 
  S line stuff stored away in basement, garage, attic, or barn 
  who just love to get rid of it to anywone who will come with 
  a truck and strong back. I don't have either but can borrow 
  both.
      I would also like a restored 1928 Packard 12 Roadster 
  (or even another year close to that). Or even the 
  straight-8.


  --
  Richard Knoppow
  Los Angeles
  WB6KBL
  dickburk at ix.netcom.com<mailto:dickburk at ix.netcom.com> 

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