[Milsurplus] "Rare" Gear

[Hubert Miller]

George, what was so special about the R.P.A.-3 that someone needed to design
and produce a receiver with a production run of 160-something ?
What do the letters R, R, A  represent?
How does it manage to be that heavy?
tnx
Hue 

-----Original Message-----
From: Milsurplus [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
George Babits
Sent: Sunday, August 7, 2016 6:52 AM
To: Mike Morrow <kk5f at arrl.net>; 'MilSurplus' <Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] "Rare" Gear

Geeze;  is the GO-6 "rare?"   Thinking that it was of no value, I was going 
to gut out the one I have.  But, with today's shipping costs, "rare" may not

equate to "valuable."    I think the Canadian army  R.P.A.-3 Receiving Set 
may be in that category.  One collector in Canada told me that the one I
have is only the third one in existance that he knew of.  But, with a serial
number of 16x, they must have made over 160 of them.  At over 100 pounds,
"rare" may not be "valuable."

73,
George
W7HDL