[Boatanchors] First radio

mac w7qho at aol.com
Wed Jun 19 00:11:42 EDT 2013


R-390 or 390A, hands down.  These were manufactured by a number of  
other companies besides Collins BTW but all are fine radios.  The  
SP-600 is a good radio too so if you get a great deal on one consider  
grabbing it up too.  One can't have too many good radios....  :^)

Dennis D.  W7QHO
Glendale, CA

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On Aug 10, 2012, at 7:34 PM, Preston Clark wrote:

> i am currently looking at getting my first boatanchor radio i am
> tossed between the collins 390 or the hammarlund  SP-600 i plan on
> using it it for general listening  and i need to know the antenna
> specifications for these and if one better than the other  i currently
> live in a house that i can use a outside antenna  but need the
> flexibility of maybe using a loop antenna if anyone has done that
> also any ideas of adding a transmitter of the same period  thanks
>
> Preston kf5evv
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