[R-390] Not so lucky, re: matching modules and s.n.'s

[Tom M.]

Gentlemen?

Of all the 390A's I've had, at least half had modules from the same contract. 
This included Collins, Mot's EAC's, SW's etc.  

I had a 725 that was scrambled and a few others, but to imply that all radios
are depot dogs is incorrect.

The 67 EAC's seem to have been least likely to hit a depot as the majority of
those that I've seen were all EAC.  With EAC making so many, they could have
gone to the depot and come out all EAC again.

My old Collins has all Collins modules.  The RF and IF have no sn at all but
have Collins p.n. s.  You can see a pic at
 
http://www.geocities.com/courir26/390Asn7.jpg

 

The only contract that I know fer sure the had matching s.n.s is the Fowler
contract.  I know a chap who owned two of the five and this was the case with
both.  But you picture the EAC assembly area working two shifts, making 15,000
390A's, Bob Edwards cracking the whip, who the heck would care about matching
numbers when modules are coming down the line like cakes on I Love Lucy.

At Fowler on the other hand, where they made five total radios, a batch of two
and then a batch of three, they probably had no choice but to match them up as
they were completed.

73 Tom N5OFF



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