[R-390] Engraved R-390A Front Panels Look Great

[wwarren1@nc.rr.com]

I agree with the complimentary sentiments already posted.  My panel came back in great condition, and I love it.  Mine was a silk screened (thus originally non-engraved) panel for a Motorola '56 contract (S/N 117X) radio.  The radio had been stored on it's back in a garage for several years and had collected dirt and paint spray from the odd jobs the former owner did.  It came back from Hank with a great gray background, crisp lettering, and excellent silk screening on the back.

10,000 thanks Hank for taking on this chore for the fraternity.

Tom, W4PG

PS:  I went by the NSA Cryptography Museum at Ft. Meade, MD, about two weeks ago.  Just inside the door is a display of a Motorola '56 contract, S/N 1411, single-fuser, silk screened panel just like my S/N 117X when I bought it from Charlie.  They also had a SP600 on display plus about a dozen Enigma machines.  I didn't know the USA had that many Enigma machines at all.  But then I saw another 3-5 Enigmas at the Smithsonian Museum of American History on the Mall.  Interesting.