[R-390] Help

[mikea]

On Thu, Jan 03, 2002 at 12:02:39PM -0500, Paul H. Anderson wrote:

> > Fair Radio Sales  http://www.fairradio.com/hfrece.htm    Has 390a RF
> > chassis and other modules for sale.   
> > 
> > Not sure of their operational condition.  Chances are they will not be
> > plug and play, but they may be a good start.
> 
> I'd look to Fair Radio for a RF chassis - they are more complete and a
> better deal for the $$$.
> 
> I bought a pair of them a few years ago, and the two that I got were out
> of a set of ex-military inventory aside from the blue stripers.  That is,
> they weren't stored outside, so they looked nicer.  However, one of them
> that I got had a slipping gear and a broken band switch wafer, as well as
> some undocumented military modifications, so it really would have been
> better just for parts.  It looked so nice I fixed it anyway.  Still not
> 100% working, though.
> 
> Anyway, if going to Fair Radio for an RF deck there, you might want to ask
> for a pull from one of the blue stripers - it would be in worse cosmetic
> condition, but stand a better chance of being a working (or more readibly
> repairable) RF deck.

I've bought three from Fair: one around the first of last year,
and two more about August of last year. The first came with
counter and tubes, but they apparently changed to not shipping
tubes or counter before I got the next two. I think a phone call
telling them exactly what you want would get pretty good results.

-- 
Mike Andrews
mikea@mikea.ath.cx
Tired old sysadmin since 1964