[R-390] Rolling your own R-390A

[Derek Cohn/WB0TUA]

Did you ever consider that they might be making them smaller for 
packing/overseas shipment.  I send a lot of stuff to Australia and the U.S. 
Post Office has severe restrictions on size/weight.  They won't accept 
anything over 20 kilos.  Now think what you'd have to do to an R-390A to get 
it there.  There are alternatives with private shippers but they are often 
horrifically expensive and don't offer many of the options that the Post 
Office does.

I have to rip apart practically everything I ship to Australia.  I've done 
this at several antique radio meets in the parking lot for overseas 
purchasers.  Frequently they have no choice.

Of course, I have no specific information on the situation you witnessed.

Derek Cohn
Morse Telegraph Club - Alton Chapter
Office UD, Sine DJ
Amateur Radio Station - WBØTUA
1969 Brunswick M274A5 Mechanical Mule
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roy Morgan" <roy.morgan at nist.gov>
To: "Tim Shoppa" <tshoppa at wmata.com>; <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 7:51 AM
Subject: Re: [R-390] Rolling your own R-390A


> At 07:50 AM 8/10/2005, Tim  Shoppa wrote:
>>...... I saw a guy selling all the parts necessary to build
>>a R-390A but disassembled to the most ridiculous level a few weeks
>>ago.  (presumably on the auction place.)
>
> Similar grim scene witnessed at Dayton this year:
>
> Visitor A:  "Hey, I just saw a bunch of (Pacific Rim persons) taking a 
> BC-610 to pieces over there by the fence!  They had a whole lot of other 
> things in pieces already."
>
> Visitor B: "Really!  That must be the BC-610 I just sold 20  minutes ago! 
> Oh well, I got my price...."
>
> Myself: "I wouldn't be surprised if the parts are already listed on e-Bay 
> via satellite phone Internet hookup."
>
> Sigh.
>
> Roy
>
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