[R-390] OT - LOL snort sputter

[Les Locklear]

The group in charge of that "Black Operation" must have been the ones that 
"staged" the moon landing.......:-)

Les Locklear
Gulfport, MS.

Reminds me of my safari in Africa. Somebody forgot the corkscrew and for
several days we had to live on nothing but food and water.

W.C. Fields (1880-1946)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barry Hauser" <barry at hausernet.com>
To: "Les Locklear" <leslocklear at cableone.net>; <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>; "Tom 
Norris" <r390a at bellsouth.net>
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 8:38 AM
Subject: Re: [R-390] OT - LOL snort sputter


> Spin, nah -- has it all wrong.
>
> Those flip down lids were to prevent oscillator leakage through the Veeder 
> Root window when R-390's were used on ships and submarines.  The U-boats 
> had very sensitive direction finders which could zero in on such stray 
> tiny singals from 200 miles away.  The PTO's in these "one-off" receivers 
> were all Collins, simpy because no one else made them in WWII.  Also used 
> on B-17's and B-29's -- racks of 'em.  (No bombs on those special 
> aircraft).
>
> Yeah, I know ... you're going to tell me that can't be because  R-390's 
> were developed after WWII.  That's what they'd have you believe.  Most of 
> the pre-50's units came with false fronts in black wrinkle which made thos 
> R-390's look like SX-28's, AR88's, RAK/RAL's or somewhat too tall 
> BC-342's. Gray ones were disguised to look like SP-200's, etc.
>
> After the war, many were destroyed or dumped overboard.  Some went back to 
> special, secure depots and subjected to extreme makeover with thorough 
> module-mixing and removal of the false fronts.  The contract dates were 
> also falsified by 10 years forward.  (e.g. "53 was really '43) A few of 
> those survived -- you can identify them with a good microscope.  A special 
> symbol was micro-engraved somewhere on the tag -- it looks like this:  ;-)
>
> Barry
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Les Locklear" <leslocklear at cableone.net>
> To: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>; "Tom Norris" <r390a at bellsouth.net>
> Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 8:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [R-390] OT - LOL snort sputter
>
>
>> Martyn puts a spin on even the most mundane/common items.
>>
>> Les
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Tom Norris" <r390a at bellsouth.net>
>> To: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 2:21 AM
>> Subject: [R-390] OT - LOL snort sputter
>>
>>
>>> I'm not telling the group where I saw the description that included  the 
>>> following. You can guess the place and the seller.
>>>
>>> "...What makes it unusual is the dial cover to stop any light  escaping 
>>> from the dial so as to not be seen by the enemy and another  unusual 
>>> point is that the receiver has the exceptional Collins PTO  which is 
>>> very rare to find as they were only usually put in to  special one off 
>>> receivers built to a higher spec receiver for a  special purpose."
>>>
>>> Uh huh.
>>>
>>> Figured if my on-topic EAC post doesn't get discussion this week,  maybe 
>>> this one will.
>>>
>>> 73
>>>
>>> Tom NU4G
>