[R-390] Multiple Radios

[Tom Norris]

When I see these on Epay, they seem to go for twice the
price of a regular 390A, with the description usually
telling of the radio being used in the space program,etc
I have a set of the synthesizers, but so far none of the
ebay buyers actually want them, they just want the
"rare" radio... which I can't afford one to go with my
external boxes because it has been deemed rare
and collectable.

Tom

>Hi
>
>Well like anything it's a matter of supply and demand.
>
>Without the extra stuff that went with it the radio does not do 
>anything that the R-390A didn't do. So in that sense it's not worth 
>any more.
>
>Of course there are people out there trying to rebuild the entire 
>system. If they have the synthesizer I'm sure a R-1274 is something 
>that is now on their wish list. From what I have seen the radios are 
>a lot more common than the synthesizers. I suspect that the radios 
>went back into normal service when the synthesizers no longer were 
>worth maintaining.
>
>One other interest group would be those witches involved in things 
>like putting a solid state synthesizer in place of the original 
>external box. Not many people will admit to this form of deviant 
>behavior in public though.
>
>If you can find somebody in either of these two small groups then 
>I'm sure the radio is worth a premium to them. You may spend quite a 
>while looking for one of them though.
>
>Not that it has any relevance to the value of the radio, but what do 
>the tags on it read?
>
>	Take Care!
>
>		Bob Camp
>		KB8TQ
>
>
>
>On Jul 29, 2004, at 3:59 PM, flood at Krohne.com wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Greetings,
>>
>>Is there any additional value to a R-1274 over the R390A it was made from.
>>It is a single unit and none of the external high stability oscillators are
>>with it.  I want to be fair in my offer for the unit.  I am told that it is
>>functional using the internal hardware.
>>
>>John Flood KB1FQG
>>TASC Department
>>KROHNE, Inc
>>7 Dearborn Rd.
>>Peabody, MA   01960
>>Tel.:  978-535-6060 / 800-356-9464
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>>
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