[R-390] Teledyne serial number contract question

[Bob Young]

Where does Capeheart come in the scheme of things?


Bob Young
Millbury, ma


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jack Absalom" <kf4yio at charter.net>
To: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 7:43 PM
Subject: [R-390] Teledyne serial number contract question


> Hi everyong.
> 
> Earlier today there was a post describing the manufacturing history 
> of the Teledyne R390A contracts.   That post is copied below.
> 
> >------------------------------
> >
> >Message: 7
> >Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:22:00 -0800 (PST)
> >From: Michael OBrien <mikobrien at yahoo.com>
> >Subject: Re: [R-390]much to Pay? Amelco/ Capehart
> >To: odyslim at comcast.net, r-390 <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>,
> >         "boatanchors at mailman.qth.net" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> >Message-ID: <20060316172200.6600.qmail at web53012.mail.yahoo.com>
> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
> >
> >Hi All
> >
> >I asked the same type of question a few years ago and
> >this is what I was told:
> >
> >Here is the story on the Amelco/Teledyne connection.
> >
> >The Amelco story starts with Teledyne.  In the fall of
> >1960 Dr. Henry
> >Singleton
> >and Dr. George Kozmetsky left Litton Industries and
> >formed Teledyne
> >Inc.
> >Teledyne's first acquisition was to purchase a small
> >electronic "build
> >to
> >print" manufacturing company in Los Angeles named
> >Amelco, which was
> >located on
> >Panama Street in Culver City. Amelco was the first
> >operating company of
> >Teledyne. They bid and won contract 35064-PC-62 for
> >the manufacture of
> >R-390A's
> >in late in early 1962. The first units were
> >manufactured and shipped
> >with the
> >name Amelco on the name tags. Before all units on this
> >contract were
> >shipped,
> >the name of the company was changed to Teledyne
> >Systems Corporation and
> >the
> >remaining units under this contract were shipped under
> >that name.
> >
> >      In the meantime, another Los Angles area company
> >named Imperial
> >won
> >contract 37856-PC-63 to make R-390As.  Teledyne
> >acquired Imperial
> >shortly
> >thereafter, and all units shipped under the names
> >Amelco, Teledyne
> >Systems
> >Corporation and Imperial were manufactured and shipped
> >from the plant
> >on Panama
> >Street in Culver City. According to my research, about
> >7600 radios were
> >built
> >by Teledyne under the three company names and two
> >orders.
> >
> >In summary, the Teledyne production of R-390As looked
> >something like
> >this (hope
> >the tabs don't mess it up):
> >
> >Badge Name                      Order No.               High s.n. noted
> >
> >Amelco                          35064-PC-62             2540
> >Teledyne Systems Corp           35064-PC-62             3642
> >Imperial                        37856-PC-63             3022
> >Teledyne Systems Corp           37856-PC-63             3976
> >
> >Total Production, at least 7619 sets.
> >
> >Hope this helps.
> >
> >73 Tom N5OFF
> 
> 
> I have Teledyne Systems Corp 37856-PC-63  serial number 3976.   Does 
> this mean that I might have the last Teledyne R390A manufactured?????
> 
> Interesting huh?
> 
> Jack - KF4YIO

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