[R-390] RE: What Came After The R-390 - Collectable.

[Bob Camp]

Hi

I guess this could be answered in another fashion.

Many of the radios that came after the 390 probably will not be a big  
hit on the collectors market thirty years from now. Many of the  
radios that were in service at the same time as the 390A are not a  
big deal in collections today.

Right now my collectable in 30 years, but not a 390 guess would be:

1) Racal 6790 GM

2) Harris RF-590

Both are common enough to have a following. Both are well enough made  
to be here in 30 years. I have an personal bias as to which is the  
better radio. There are a *lot* of other candidates if you get into  
smaller production run radios.

My guess is that in 30 years the R390 will still be more collectable  
(along with the SP600 and RA 17) than any of the radios that came  
after them.

If Hank's around he'll toss some odd German radio into the mix and  
he's probably not wrong. If there's a Russian on the list they might  
add a R250M2 and I would not argue with that either. Pretty much all  
of these radios served in the same era as the 390. They all represent  
similar solutions to a common problem. The radios that replaced them  
were solutions to a different set of problems.

     Take Care

             Bob Camp
             KB8TQ


On May 15, 2005, at 1:29 AM, Orrin Bentz wrote:

> Good evening gentlemen.
>
> Can anyone tell me what kind of receivers were in use by the
> military & civilian agencies after the R390's were phased out.
>
> In other words which radios are we going to collect and refurbish
> next?
>
> This question may be answered  in the archives but I couldn't find
> it.
>
> Regards
>
> Orrin Bentz
>
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