[R-390] R-389 Sold For $3550.00 on eBay

[Barry Hauser]

Tom wrote:
> There's a nice Mercedes station wagon down the road for about the  same 
> price as that radio.  Well taken care of, garaged, no rust,  looks like 
> new in and out, it's newer than that radio and a lot more  practical. 
> Since it's a diesel, it'll even run off used french fry  grease.  Can an 
> R-389 run off french fry grease?  I didn't think so.


Yup, that's one radio missing from my pile too, and, at that price, I'll 
just make up a 19 X 11 inch photo and paste it up.

$3,550 and it doesn't cover the whole AM BC band to boot.

Thing is, Tom, that Mercedes costs about the same and includes a radio -- No 
VLF or LF, but covers the whole AM BC band and FM too.  Nope -- don't think 
an R-389 will run on french fry grease -- can be lubed with it, but the 
downside is it goes rancid and has to be cleaned out and replaced every 
couple of days, unless you store the radio in the fridge.

What the heck is there to listen to on VLF and LF anyway?  Beacons?  That's 
a taste I've yet to acquire.

Got other radios that go down that low  -- OK, might not do it in quite the 
same style.

BTW -- do not use french fry grease in your Mercedes.  You'll wind up with a 
caravan of traffic following loaded up with kids hollerin' "Are we at 
McDonalds yet?  Smells like we're there!"


Barry