[R-390] Yet another Black Panel '390A on the 'bay

[Llgpt at aol.com]

Several ex-operators who worked for the NSA in various capacities while  
still attached to the United States Naval Security Group (in various locations)  
would tell us different. Another friend who worked for Motorola at Wright  
Patterson said that they (Motorola) made up a batch of fifty for the USN. If you  
have ever been aboard ship at night and tried to see the front panel detail 
with  red night lanterns will know what I'm talking about. The claim was the 
black  panel with the white engravings/silk-screen provided a much better 
contrast.  Howard Mills has what sure appears to be an original black front panel. 
I've  seen several myself.
 
For the non-believers, be careful of strange visitors.............
 
Les Locklear
 
 
In a message dated 4/19/2005 10:08:30 PM Central Daylight Time,  
chacuff at cableone.net writes:

Well his  text states there is no documentation that black faced R-390A's 
were ever  manufactured.  I thought there was.....Where's Les!

It looks like  a demilled radio to me.  Missing meters.  Missing tag.  Who  
knows.  Bet it still goes for over  1K....

Cecil...