[R-390] radios at trash sites

[Barry Hauser]

Yeah but .... the question was/is -- why was a piece of then-current, 
serviceable equipment placed in the dump?

Is it possible  you unknowingly glommed a piece of gear someone else was in 
the process of purloining?  Was it still at the dump a few days after you 
put it back?

Sounds like a job for a congressional committee investigation -- or maybe 
even .... the Spanish Inquisition!

Seriously though, what was it doing in the dump -- in 1963.  They were still 
making them and yet another major contract on the way in '67.

Barry


Pat wrote:

> When I was in the USAF (about 1963) and stationed at the 649th Radar
> Squadron (ADC) I found at the base dump a R-390A, after a lot of work I 
> got
> it to work and put it on my night table, a few days later, the AP's came 
> and
> told me that if I did not return the receiver to the dump I would be 
> charged
> with stealing goverment property. So since those squadrons have long been
> deactivated, maybe is still there along with a lot of other treasures (the
> entire MARS station and thousands of crystals as an example). If you feel
> lucky, it is located on the Blue Ridge Parkway about 9 miles north of the
> Peaks of Otter Lodge. The only thing there now is a search radar maned by
> the FFA.
>
> Pat
>
>
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> From: "Roy Morgan" <roy.morgan at nist.gov>
> To: "Cecil Acuff" <chacuff at cableone.net>; "Joel Richey" 
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> Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 2:54 PM
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>> At 12:18 PM 11/19/2005, Cecil Acuff wrote:
>>>... found an old wood console radio out at the street.  ...it was an all 
>>>chrome chassis and was beautiful........seems I remember it was an old 
>>>Scott.
>>
>> Typical values for such old Chrome Scott consoles in more-or-less 
>> complete condition start at $500.
>>
>> Roy
>>
>>
>>
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