[R-390] 1968 EAC 390A

[Barry Hauser]

Glad you brought this up because I have a question.

Tom Marcotte's production chart shows DAABO5-67-C-0155 for the EAC '67
Contract, followed by EAC Industries/Hammarlund '68 as "consumer" -- no
contract number -- with highest reported S/N as 118.

Following the consumer run the chart shows DAAB05-68-C-0040 -- '68 contract,
but as Dittmore-Friemuth with highest s/n as 215.

I recently acquired a '390A with a '60 EAC tag on it, but nothing is from
that contract.  The contract stamped on the back panel is DAAB05-68-C-0040,
however the rubber stamp job shows "Electronic Assistance Corp." not
Dittmore-Friemuth.   The serial # on the back panel is 153.

The IF deck has the same contract and mfr as does the Xtal Osc. deck.  The
power supply is a '67 EAC, and has what looks like a depot rectifier upgrade
job -- tube shield mounts crushed in the usual fashion.  The audio deck is a
Collins -- just has "Collins" and a serial number. However, the plug-in caps
have a '67 date.  I have not pulled the RF deck and can't see the stamping,
but looks like it belongs to that Xtal deck -- probably that '68 contract.

So ... did the D-F's say Dittmore-Friemuth on the back or EAC? Or what ???

standing by ....
Barry





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Norris" <r390a at bellsouth.net>
To: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 6:39 PM
Subject: [R-390] 1968 EAC 390A


> Figured I'd raise more of a discussion over the civilian EAC '390A
> (similar to that seen on Ebay).  It wasn't meant as strictly an ebay
> subject, but a discussion of this particular sort of R-390A.
>
> Seriously, while we've raised the issues of ballasts, end points and
> gear rebuilds on a regular basis, this isn't a subject I've heard
> discussed in some number of years. We've discussed other contract
> years of note, but not mentioned much about the EAC end-run.
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> Looking at Tom Marcotte's s/n list, the high serial seen for these
> seems to be near 118.  Anyone know how many of these were sold?  Were
> these all repaired QC failures or were they simply the "tail end"
> from the 1967 contract? Anything in particular different about these
> units other than the front tag?
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> Tom NU4G
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