[R-390] Re: Puyallup hamfest

[W. Li]

Guys:

Just got back from our annual WA State big hamfest (Puyallup). 40,000 square feet of 
stuff! Missed out on a nice R-390, but did snap up a very clean Capeheart R-390A with 
original glow-in-the-dark meters. At first glance, it appears that most of the modules 
are Capeheart. We shall see once I get it on the bench. Also, it came with the Navships 
0967-063-2010 manual. I had never seen an original before. Of course, our Y2K ver. 2 
manual is factually more useful,  but this particular manual is a nice piece of history to 
have nevertheless. My thinking is that at this late date, the only clean unrestored recvr's 
will be from estate sales, as this one is reputed to be from. There was also a junker 
R-390A for $100 less which I passed up, as I already have two complete working A's 
(gasp) of an earlier vintage, as well as misc spares bought from Chuck Rippel years ago.

Saw some nice R-388's and a SX-71 too. Usual collection of Tek scopes, and a lot of Tek
400's. Someone had the guts of a URM-25D for sale, no case... weird.

Best deal there: O-ringed flashlights powered by 3 AA's and a nest of four bright white LED's. 
Boy are they bright! Just the thing to have in the shop & garage!

W. Li
Mercer Island, WA