[R-390] Teledyne serial number contract question

[Les Locklear]

Capehart Corp. Order Number 21582-PC-61 (1961 order)

Capehart Corp. Mfd. for Adler Electronics Order Number 20878-PC-63 (only 
five units can be accounted for)

Capehart Corp. was a home stereo (hi fidelity) manufacture and was owned by 
Senator Capehart.

Les Locklear

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Young" <youngbob53 at msn.com>
To: "Jack Absalom" <kf4yio at charter.net>; "r-390" <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:32 PM
Subject: Re: [R-390] Teledyne serial number contract question


> 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
>
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>> 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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