[R-390] RARE R-1247 NASA version of R-390A

[tfrobase]

Boy, I am on a roll tonight, I just sent this message to the boat anchor
list server, may be time to put me out to pasture!

I recently restored a Collins R-390A for a fellow here in Houston that was
in almost perfect condition.  The owner indicated tat he had bought it from
an individual and that he insisted that the radio had come from NASA.

The only unusual marking was a neatly stenciled label that said HF-1.  The
kilohertz dial was a gear reduction unit, which when removed, looked to have
been factory installed.

The radio was in absolute pristine condition other than the accumulated dust
and dirt from years of sitting around.  When I pulled the RF deck the screws
had never before been removed.  Was it from NASA, who knows? but what a
beautiful radio ... Tom, N3LLL