[R-390] radios at trash sites

[Bruce Hagen]

Yep, that's the Army. In 1951 I was stationed at the
Aberdeen Proving Grounds in MD. We found a new gun
barrel at the dump and brought it back in. What a
mistake and we took it back to the dump. No paperwork,
no barrel.

Bruce

--- Patrick <brookbank at triad.rr.com> 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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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Roy Morgan" <roy.morgan at nist.gov>
> To: "Cecil Acuff" <chacuff at cableone.net>; "Joel
> Richey" 
> <richey2 at mindspring.com>; <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 2:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [R-390] radios at trash sites
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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
> >
> >
> >
> > - Roy Morgan
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