[R-390] G-133F photo in EC-47

Thu, 11 Jul 2002 20:34:08 -0700

Hello Tom,
Okay you wet my lip and stirred my interest!  Is there a picture of the
G-133F to view on the net?
Did you say you wanted to trade your Mackay 8000A for a non-A  Collins
R-390/URR Receiver?

73,
Glen    KA7BOJ
Tacoma, WA
----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Norris <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 8:18 PM
Subject: Re: [R-390] G-133F photo in EC-47

> At 08:40 PM 7/9/2002, N5OFF wrote:
> >http://www.ec47.com/an-ec47.htm
> >
> >Enjoy, 51S-1 in sheep's clothing.
> >
> >Tom N5OFF
>
> Hi Tom and the group --
>
> I wanted one of these receivers for years and years
> since they started showing up in the 80's and I finally
> got one in trade for restoring a 390A for a guy. This
> G-133F was in wonderful shape, looked like new, and
> was sort of easy to use and just neat to look at
> especially in a dark shack. Got a manual for it and
> tuned it to the specs given and it was still not a bad
> receiver, but sitting next to the 390A and the SP-600
> even, it was just not good enough and despite the novelty
> of it I ended up getting rid of it on the evil auction place.
> It brought a princely sum too, I am not ashamed to admit.
> Used that money to get a Mackay MSR-8000 tranceiver
> which sits on my desk to this day ( great radio )
>
> All this trading around and I still don't have a non-A 390
> Sigh...
>
> 73
>
> Tom ( another one )
>
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