[R-390] Re: R-390 History

Tom Norris r390a at bellsouth.net
Mon Jul 5 23:02:52 EDT 2004


Actually, the last 3 I have had did have matching modules.
Order numbers and everything matched, one was a '62
Imperial*, one a '67 EAC, the other a 54 Collins. Some of
my others through the years have been mutts though.

Tom

*My dad had one too, but it had 4 wheels.

James miller wrote ---
>I have heard that serial number tags were often replaced during depot
>maintenance, so the tag on your radio is probably not the original anyway.
>Likewise, the modular design meant that depot repairs could be done by
>replacing entire modules... over the life of service, I would wonder if a
>given radio even has its original modules.
>


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