[R-390] R390[A?] in the movies?

[Walt Van Arsdale]

Yep...  that is a Collins 32V-* transmitter in a rack above a Collins 75A-*
receiver.  To the left of that are 2 RME Receivers, 4350's (?), stacked
together.

Walt  K5SXO

Walt Van Arsdale
Pygmy Wizard Computing
varsdale at verizon.net  *** note new address!
903.267.3770

-----Original Message-----
From: r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Barry
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 5:14 PM
To: R-390 HF Receiver List
Subject: Re: [R-390] R390[A?] in the movies?


Is that a 32V-* in there with the R390*?

Barry - N4BUQ



> Barry,
> I've been meaning to ask the same thing. Got the DVD for my movie classics
> collection last year and went nuts trying to "freeze frame" the scenes
with
> the cool radios. Managed to grab a few frames a few months back but never
> got around to any further research. I think the added info on the DVD
> indicated it was filmed partly at LAX, but I don't know how that
collection
> of radios came to be. Anyway I just found a bmp to jpg converter so I
could
> try to post the frames I grabbed. Try this:
>
> http://home.earthlink.net/~twc9198764412/
>
> I hereby acknowledge the true genius of Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and
Jerry
> Zucker and beg their indulgence.
>
> P.S. sorry I don't know beans about building a web page. Used a template
> provided by my isp. Click on "a few grabbed frames".
>
> Bruce
> WA4ZLK
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barry" <n4buq at aol.com>
> To: "R-390 HF Receiver List" <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 2:50 PM
> Subject: [R-390] R390[A?] in the movies?
>
>
> > Watched the movie "Airplane" (a comedy spoof of the "Airport" movies of
> > the
> > '70s) last evening.  I noticed there is an R390/R390A in one of the
> > control
> > rooms.  Anyone ever notice this?  Is it an "A"?  I couldn't tell from
the
> > glimpse.
> >
> > Barry - N4BUQ
> >
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