[R-390] Fair Radio - holy smokes

[Paul H. Anderson]

On Thu, 4 Apr 2002, Barry Hauser wrote:

> How do you get to see the high up stuff?  Do they provide fork lift service?

If you call ahead with specific needs, they can probably make sure it is
more accessible.  Joe said if he'd known I was coming (and had asked),
he'd have dug out more of the R-390 stuff.  Not sure how much good that
would have done, as they are mostly carcasses, as are the R-648's, the
R-389's, and others.  The pile of 648 parts would give you a nearly
complete 648, but minus some major parts, like the IF deck.  They are
incredibly busy, so there will probably be some variation in what they are
able to do for different people at different times.

Right now, they have a lot of stuff on pallets, and it is hard to get
at.  They're hard at work building shelves and "cubed pallets" that make
it easier to store and get at stuff.

> Uh-oh.  I'm allergic to "interesting, unique items".  They follow me home.

uh, me too... found three spare tube boxes for the R-392 and T-195, along
with several odd U-77 (R-392 audio) adapter cables.

> Dave's back?!  Great news!

And in very good spiritis, to boot!

> I guess I better plan on staying a full week  Y'know what, forget that.  I'm
> gonna call Phil and see if he'll hire me as night watchman. (panel
> refinisher?, module-swapper, swabbie?)  I'll work out cheaper in the long
> run.  Wonder what I'll have to pay him per week?

I'm sure he'd take you up on that...

I think they are running short on R-390A's - I saw only a few stacks of
them - maybe a few dozen units (30-50?)?  Some were still in pretty good
shape - I don't think that all the good ones have been cherry picked.

Dave also has one very nice R-390 that he is finishing up for sale soon...
it looks good!

Paul