[Boatanchors] AR 88 Discussions

[Richard Knoppow]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Atkinson" <ranchorobbo at gmail.com>
To: "Bry Carling" <bcarling at cfl.rr.com>
Cc: "Boatanchor List" <Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; "Jim 
Haynes" <jhhaynes at earthlink.net>
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2014 3:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] AR 88 Discussions


> 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
>
     One can find other examples; the famous R-390A was 
built in tremendous quantities, reportedly as many as 
50,000!  A great many were scrapped. I've seen photos of 
stacks of them going to the scrap heap. Also, I have a long 
time interest in the history of sound recording and 
particularly motion picture sound. Most of the equipment 
used up to about the 1950s was leased from the manufacturer 
and when replaced was destroyed. Its very difficult to find 
some of this stuff.


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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com