[Central-Electronics] Match the 100V

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I agree with the Master Chief. However I will say 390/390A  series of Radio 
was a great performer for shore installations. Set and forget  was the 390 on 
shore but not on a ship! The vibrations and shock that  a ship bestows on 
everything and everyone on board can destroy the finest of  Swiss Watches. The 
390/390A series have more in common with a washing machine  with all that gear 
train than a Radio. They should have just kept  using the RBB/RBA receivers from 
WW-II vintage instead of putting the  Collins wonder boxes on board. The boys 
in Radio Central were up all night  and day wondering if they were going to 
miss an important  intercept. The R1051 was a much more robust radio and was 
designed for  ship use. The Criminal North Koreans got a pile of 390A receivers 
on the  U.S.S. Pueblo and thought they had a bonanza! Not so! Lucky for us the 
R1051 was  just making it to the fleet then. I'm not eluding that the Chief is 
suggesting  that a R1051 be used as a receiver for the 100V . I'm sure the  
R1051 just won't be much fun with the 100V . Turning those decade knobs is  a 
pain so that choice is out.
 
  I have a 75A-4 with my 100V. Looks good (knobs match),works  good, and is 
the same vintage. The A-4 never had a decent transmitter made  for it anyway. 
The KWS-1 was another  Collins cantankerous beast and spent more time getting 
repaired  than on the air. The 100V/200V was by far one of the best 
transmitters ever made  during the 50's/60's. Its longevity and lore are a testament to 
Wes and his  team.
 
 Just a humble opinion, Fire away friends
 
 Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare Technician 1st Class
 Paul Gilberti US Navy (RET)