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

[Bob Camp]

Hi

The contracting on the 390A was very similar to a lot of systems. As 
time goes on the contractors are often less and less capable. There are 
a few cases this has not been true, but usually it is.

	Take Care

		Bob Camp
		KB8TQ

On Apr 22, 2005, at 10:18 AM, Steve Goode wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> _____________________________________________________________
> R-390 mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/faq.htm
> Post: mailto:R-390 at mailman.qth.net
> Unsubscribe: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/options/r-390
>