[Milsurplus] Help with identifying an R390-A

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

Forgot to add, the tag looks like it could be a property tag or perhaps a
generic replacement tag of some sort, since there is no manufacturer or
contract info present.

On Sat, Mar 19, 2016 at 8:33 PM, Todd, KA1KAQ <ka1kaq at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Mar 19, 2016 at 8:00 PM, Michael Holdren <mhdesign at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> However I don’t know who manufactured the radio. There are several
>> Collins components with one or two Motorola components, and there are some
>> stamps/silkscreens that I can’t identify. I think one logo used in a few
>> places might be an old CIA logo. I figured someone here might know. There’s
>> also very little info on the front tag.
>>
>
> That's the nature of the beast for 99% of these sets. They came from the
> factory with a front tag and internal modules that matched the
> manufacturer's name. The first time the set went through maintenance which
> involved swapping out a defective module, its pedigree was lost to the
> ages. Defective modules would be removed to be repaired later, and either a
> new or repaired module swapped into its place - whatever was on the shelf,
> next in line. This is how it was explained to me by a former tech and I
> think, the general understanding of many. For a while there was some
> prestige attached by a handful of collector types to having a radio with
> matching modules. In reality, a good functioning R-390A is just that -
> regardless of the names and numbers on the module.
>
>
>> Possibly CIA logo:
>>
>
> I think you'll find that to be a typical inspection stamp, which is why
> you find it throughout the radio.
>
> de Todd/'Boomer',  KA1KAQ/4
>
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