[R-390] Black Panel '390A and other rambling

[Steve Goode]

I talked to my dad last night.  Unfortunately the only info I was able to
get from him was that I did not go to Augusta.  He took me to Clyborn to see
the dew line printers.  There you go for remembering facts.  Although I was
about 10 years old and really only knew I was going to where dad worked.

He could not remember anything about the 390.  I believe he only worked on
the 390A's.  I vaguely remember him complaining that Motorola lost the 390A
contract to some company that had no experience building them.  They were
not even an electronics company! This could have been referring to
Helena-Rubenstein.  But it also could have been Stewart-Warner, or even
both.  A short time after Moto lost the contract my dad was laid-off for
quite a while.  It was hard times for the family.  He was mad at the world
and we were the closest part of the world.  I do not know why he did not go
to Stewart-Warner and work for them on the 390As.  They were also in Chicago
at the time I believe.  He was finally called back to Moto to work on other
government contracts.

So I would have liked to own a Motorola R-390A.  I never wanted a
Stewart-Warner.  If a Helena-Rubenstein actually exists, I'd only want to
piss on it.  What I have is a nice depot-dog with no Stewart-Warner modules.

So much for history,

Steve, K9NG




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Goode" <goode at tribeam.com>
To: "Bob Camp" <ham at cq.nu>; "Les Locklear" <Llgpt at aol.com>
Cc: <R-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: [R-390] Yet another Black Panel '390A on the 'bay


> My dad worked at Augusta as a QA inspector.  I actually visited Augusta
when
> I was about 10 and saw the high speed printers for the dew line being
> tested.  I had a print out from one of them for many years.
>
> My dad also worked on the R-390As.  I am not sure that was at Augusta.  It
> may have been at Clyborn.  I will try to ask him about these things.  The
> problem is that he at times does not recognize my brother or myself, so I
am
> not sure how accurate any information from him would be.  This is really a
> problem with anyone's memory.  Time plays tricks on what you believe is
> fact.  The only real believable way to prove the black front issue would
be
> an original contract with black fronts being specified.
>
> My 2 cents,
>
> Steve, K9NG
>
>
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