[Boatanchors] AR 88 Discussions

Joe Connor joeconnor53 at yahoo.com
Mon Feb 3 09:15:16 EST 2014


Think of it this way, Rob. There are probably things that are plentiful today and that we routinely throw out that will be seen as treasures years from now. How many of us had our parents throw out our baseball cards and Lionel trains only to see them later become sought-after collector's items?

Joe Connor



On Monday, February 3, 2014 6:38 AM, Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo at gmail.com> wrote:
 
Tragically, I understand there were orders to destroy them after the
>war, and RCA stated they _did not_ want them back.  It seems
>incredible now but in the 1940s the fabulous parts and almost
>unobtainium like the CL meter and 3 in 1 oil filter cap were just
>radio stuff and taken for granted.  I read somewhere that a dry water
>well was filled up with junked AR88s.  However many seemed to survive
>and I think in Russia, they said they destroyed them, but an awful lot
>seemed to stick around there.  I hope these 88s are still in use
>overseas.
>
>The reports about performance are not an exaggeration.
>
>73
>
>Rob
>K5UJ
>
>
>On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 7:25 PM, Bry Carling <bcarling at cfl.rr.com> wrote:
>> In the early 1960s in England we dug discarded AR88s out of the ground at rubbish tips. What you call garbage dump.
>>
>> Best regards - Bry Carling
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