[R-390] Monitoring Times, August 2003

[Tom M.]

Don,

Did you say "steamed" member?

Thanks for the props.

Have yet to see a 390A in an offshore location.  Have seen Sunairs, Drakes and
Eddystones, however.

Helos are loaded with Collins gear.

73 

Tom  N5OFF
--- Don Reaves W5OR <w5or@comcast.net> wrote:
> One of our esteemed long time list members, Tom Marcotte, has the cover
> page and feature article in this month's Monitoring Times.  That's issue
> Vol 22, No. 8, August 2003.  Tom covers the communication activities of
> off-shore oil crews and pilots down in the Gulf of Mexico.  Nice
> article, Tom.  Unfortunately it appears that HF comms are mostly
> abandoned there.  Same issue has part 2 of vintage medium and
> high-priced boatanchor receivers but the R-390 is conspicuous by its
> absence from the list.  Perhaps that was in part 1 that I missed.
> 
> I pick up one of these issues every so often from the local Barnes and
> Noble to get an updated shortwave listening guide.  Standard pecuniary
> interest disclaimers apply!
> 
> Don W5OR
> 
> 
> 
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