[R-390] LS-206/A Loudspeaker Assemblies

[William G. Mills]

I have been reading the comments regarding Rick Mish's reproduction LS-206/A Loudspeaker Assemblies.  Over a 22 year career in the U.S. Army Signal Corps, I saw hundreds of the LS-206/A assemblies in operation and all had a double speaker enclosure made of metal.

If Rick Mish is up front with his prospective buyers about the enclosure being made of heavy duty card board or pasteboard then "buyer beware".  I think the price of Mish's reproduction LS-206/A is way too high considering what it cost him in materials to build a single unit.  The U.S. Army contract production units did not have the two front panel handles which have been added by Mr. Mish.   Also, his web site pictures on his reproduction LS-206/A are "fuzzy" to the point that you can not discern whether the enclosure is metal or pasteboard.  

I have had experience with Rick Mish and his capabilities on repairing R-390A receivers.  My experience was not good!
I sent him a R-390A receiver for repair several years past.    The receiver on return from his shop was marginally operational.  I took the receiver to a local repair tech (which I did not previously know) which specializes in repair/rebuild of  R-390A receivers who repaired and aligned the receiver properly.  Too bad that I had spent the money and time sending the receiver to Mish for repair.  

Bottom line, I would not send nor would I recommend Rick Mish to repair a R-390A receiver.

Best 73,
Bill Mills
KC4AA 

Owner of:
  R-390A Capehart (1963)
  R-390A Collins (1955)
  R-390A Imperial (1964)
  LS-206/A Oneida Electronics (1963)