[R-390] Fair Radio Report

[Dave Merrill]

Had a chance to stop at Fair last week on the way back from the East
coast.  I had not been to the new facility and was quite impressed.  A
much better location than the old quarters.

I introduced myself to Gary, their R-390 guy, and he gave me the tour
of his work area, the outdoor paint booth and the huge back room
storage area.  Wow - they have so much more stuff than is listed in
the catalog, much of it in too small a quantity to advertise.  I wish
I could have spent the day but my wife's patience only extends so far.

Gary said they were going to stop advertising 'checked' R-390As
because they are about six sets behind already and they have reached
the limit of usable modules to make a complete receiver.  He's the
only tech there and he just works part time so it's hard to keep up
with demand.  I see from their web page that they have taken this
step.  In fact, they are not even listing 'repairable' receivers at
all.

The good news is they still do have parts for sale but you'll have to
inquire for anything not listed on the web page.  Gary does have a
good supply of crystals in all frequencies (I believe there was
discussion on the list earlier that they were out of 17 MHz but this
is not the case).

73,

/dave
N9ZC