[R-390] R-390A is no more available at Fair Radio

[DJED1 at aol.com]

I missed out on the good old days too- I bought my R-390A just after they  
hit the surplus market in the early 70s.  One place was selling refurbished  
units for as much as $2000 then, and I got a very nice unit for only $595, plus  
another $100 for the CY979 cabinet.  I figure in today's dollars that is  
about $2500, so I'm still waiting to break even on the purchase.   Fortunately, 
there still seem to be a few radios coming available each  week.  I saw a half 
dozen at Dayton this year, and see one or two on the  e-place each week.  It's 
a little riskier to buy from a private party than  from Fair, but on the other 
hand most private radios have meters.
Ed