[R-390] High-priced R-390As on eBay

[Jerry K]

Right on the money, Todd. Anybody who thinks $1K is too much for a properly
overhauled and repainted 390A hasn't done one. Or, you can pay $600 for one
with fake meters that was "checked" at Fair Radio and start in on it
yourself. I had a ham tell me the other day that the "checked" units at Fair
were now guaranteed to meet all original government specs on all bands. No
disrespect to Fair, they are great guys, but I'm not buying that story!
73, Jerry W5KP

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Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 4:51 PM
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In a message dated 4/3/2005 6:33:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, ham at cq.nu
writes:
Hi

Anybody who wants to pay $3000 for a R390 please give me a call. I'll
hand deliver it in person....

    Take Care!

        Bob Camp
        KB8TQ

One thing I have learned from all this is the next time anyone is planning
to
sell an R-390A on eBay be sure to take pictures of it with red velvet
curtains in the background and mention the words "museum quality" or "the
finest ever
offered". Don't mention the words "Intelligence Agency Black" or you will
never hear the end of it though! Seriously though if someone like Rick Mish
has
thoroughly gone thru an R-390A and put maybe 30-40 hours into it, completely
disassembling it and cleaning all the moving parts in the Rf Deck,
reassembling
it, repainting/re-silkscreening  the front panel and knobs, testing,
retubing
I think it would be fair to charge $1000+ for all the work and effort put
into
it. The way many repair shops charge $40-$50 an hour these days for
sometimes
shabby work I think it would be reasonable to pay $1000+ to have a radio
like
this that was done right. 73 Todd WD4NGG
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