[Central-Electronics] Match the 100V

[K4MO]

I'm with Paul .... the 100V or 200V and a 75A4 is a match made in heaven.

Theo K4MO

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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)
>
>
>
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