[R-390] Anyone getting a front panel silkscreened?

[mikea]

On Mon, Dec 05, 2005 at 10:24:39AM -0600, Barry wrote:
> Actually, I suppose I could market it as one that made it past Collins QC
> without getting silk-screened.  A truly R at RE model.
> 
> Barry - N4BUQ
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Barry Hauser" <barry at hausernet.com>
> To: "Barry" <n4buq at aol.com>; "R-390 HF Receiver List"
> <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 10:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [R-390] Anyone getting a front panel silkscreened?
> 
> 
> > Here's an idea for you.  Replicate the little known R-390A(x) -- it came
> > with the flip-down cover for the counter, to prevent passers-by from
> noting
> > what frequency was being monitored, but went a step further -- no panel
> > markings.
> >
> > You should know the panel blindfolded by now.  And, at this point, you
> don't
> > need to be warned to read the instruction manual as ordinarily declared at
> > the lower left.
> >
> > Any problem, fully replicate the x model by pasting a laminated, shrunk
> down
> > front panel diagram from one of the manuals -- on the reverse side of the
> > Veeder Root flipdown thing.  Make sure you mount it upside-down so when
> you
> > flip up, it will read rightside-up.
> >
> > Finish is best to be totally monochrome -- satin black, so in low ambient
> > light, the radio can hardly be seen at all.
> >
> > Hope this helps .. ;-) ... ooops, there's one of those secret marks again.
> >
> > Barry

To really add some pizazz to it, frob up a tag with an FSN starting with 
"5810-" and "SECRET CRYPTO" somewhere on it. That would explain the lack
of markings, too. You can claim that the freq display is really a key-
entry device. 

-- 
Mike Andrews, W5EGO
mikea at mikea.ath.cx
Tired old sysadmin