[R-390] Other Fun stuff

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Thanks for telling me now! You have no idea how long it took me to gently
poke around the case looking for self destruct devices. The expense for bomb
handling suits and head gear was hard to explain and they don't come cheap.
I can use the industrial xray unit around here, so that may pay off
eventually with kids always breaking bones, etc.

Norm, that is interesting to know. At least I know that it isn't some sort
of model number. I may have found a chassis number inside, but I haven't
looked it up yet. It is so weird looking that it may be neat to get working
one day. It looks like a big toaster oven with the door in the back.The coin
op part (Acer) appears to be disconnected completely. I was worried about
all of those quarters I would have to drop in to use the thing. Thanks for
the info. I wonder if they ever made any money off of this racket. I read a
few years ago that a major hotel in Japan was putting Drake R-8's in every
room. Maybe it was Singapore.


The other other Barry



> << Hi Norm,
> 
> I wasn't the one who was wondering about the number.  I think that was the
> other, other, other Barry.  I was the one with the smart-aleck answer about
> MI being Mission Impossible -- sorry.
> 
> Interesting bit of information about the RCA Master Item stuff, though.
> Maybe you want to post this to the list?
> 
> 73,
> 
> Barry(III) - N4BUQ
> 
> 
> Hi Barry,
> 
> I'm afraid I can't help you with the hotel radio.  I wondered if you were
> wondering what the MI-XXXXX meant.  If so, it means Master Item and was
> RCA's 
> way of keeping track of component pieces in a system.  I worked in the TV
> broadcast racket for many years and all of the RCA equipment had an MI
> number.  Even some of the more exotic pieces had MI numbers as well.  Such
> as 
> microphones, phono heads, etc.  For years, I thought RCA used MI numbers
> just 
> for broadcast stuff but later found them on PA stuff, movie projectors and
> 2-way equipment.
> 
> So much for that trivia!
> 
> 73,
> 
> Norm Hall, W6JOD
>>> 
> 
> Confusing isn't it????
> 
> Norm Hall, W6JOD