[R-390] Museum Quality R-390 Non-A on the E-Place

Sat, 7 Feb 2004 08:44:07 -0500

All: Very well put by Patrick, IMHO.

We are not here to worship these items, but to enjoy them.  For me, I'll
accept an intelligently-conceived, skillfully-carried-out modification that
enhances the safety of one of these things.  I added an IEC-based CORCOM
filter and a 3-wire power cord to my R-390A for just that reason.  Others
may disapprove; that's fine.

Opinions are like socks in a drawer.  There's lots of them, usually they are
mismatched, and sometimes they have holes in them.  Except, of course, for
MY opinions, which are ALWAYS absolutely well-informed, full of wisdom for
all ages, exquisitely reasoned, etc., etc., etc. (I'm running a deal on
slightly-used bridges for sale, too!).

Dave WB4FUR

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Subject: Re: [R-390] Museum Quality R-390 Non-A on the E-Place

Let's no be more papist than the Pope, otherwise he would never be able to
enter the Sistene Chapel on account that the ceiling does not have the
original painting, nor we could enjoy the Statue of Liberty because now it
has modern electrical wiring, go up the Washington Monument because the
elevator is not the same.

Most Museum pieces have been restored and very often improved by the new
restoration techniques that does not disqualify them from being a museum
piece.

If I had a radio museum, I would be glad to display the subject radio - it
looks great, probably better than new - and if some qualifying notes needed
to be added to the display, so be it.

I would be willing to bet that none of the critics of the radio would
believe that any of the items on the Aero Space Museum are in their
original/unaltered condition and that they would perform as they did when in
service.

Let's be more flexible and less critical, enjoy......life is to short .....

Pat

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