[Milsurplus] 1980's Navy R-390A's

[J. Forster]

I expect somebody like Columbia or maybe Radio Research could well have
supplies 50 R-390s.

-John

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> Well, if you go back and look in the old CQ and 73 Magazines, maybe QST
> too, you
> will occasionally see ads in the back for military electonics wanted
> with a long
> list of surplus gear, some of it quite old. Speculation was that these ads
> were
> for third-world countries revamping their military electonics. But maybe
> some of
> that was for the good ole USN.
>
> 73, Don merz, N3RHT
>
>  
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: J. Forster <jfor at quik.com>
> To: Nick England <navy.radio at gmail.com>
> Cc: Military Surplus Mail List <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thu, March 10, 2011 4:27:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] 1980's Navy R-390A's
>
> Certainly not eBay. It didn't exist until the mid '90s.
>
> -John
>
> =============
>
>
>> I have a 1986 document on the radio equipment aboard the Navy's FFG-7
>> class frigates.
>> Shown on an equipment layout amongst the R-1051's and other modern
>> stuff is an R-390A
>> Last night I found some photos of the communications center on a
>> couple of these ships and sure enough, there's a familiar face.
>> These particular two ships were commissioned in 1984 and 1986 - the 51
>> ships in the class were built between 1977 and 1989 by Bath and Todd
>> shipyards.
>> OK, I know about Avondale and the Fowler R-390A's - but where did
>> these 50 or so R-390A's come from??? Did the shipyards buy them on
>> ebay or what?
>> I checked with a fellow aboard FFG-40 and he says there is now a
>> modern receiver in that rack.
>> Photos for your amusement and edification at
>> http://www.navy-radio.com/ships/ffg7.htm
>>
>> cheers,
>> Nick K4NYW
>> www.navy-radio.com
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