[R-390] R-390A vs RA 17

[mikea]

On Mon, Jan 28, 2002 at 03:52:23PM +0200, Bryce Ringwood wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> I was eyeing a sexy Racal RA-17 up and down this afternoon - how do
> they compare to the R-390-A ? First thought was that the tuning +
> preselector looked a little cumbersome. (2nd thought was where the h*ll
> would I put it?)  Does anyone out there have both?

If you're talking about the 2 RU or so (3.5" high) critter with
the MHz and KHz knobs, mechanical digital readout, preselector,
and so on, then Yep. Also got a 390, which is off the same
Stridsberg MCA104 as the (in my case) Racal 6217E. The 6217 isn't
running yet, having been bought "as-is", but it doesn't appear to
be the usual "as-is" disaster area. At least it doesn't _yet_.

They're not common at all. What price is being asked?

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