[R-390] SSB R-390A?

[Dan Arney]

Les & Tom,

I met Dick about 2 years or so before he died and we became close 
friends. I wound up buying his radio stuff from his estate after he 
became a Silent Key. The last time I saw him he was redoing the roof on 
his house in No. Hollywood at 86 years young as he said.
When I left that day he asked if I wanted some Tangerines from his tree.
I said sure, so he grabs a three legged orchard ladder and sprints up it 
to pick me some off of the tree.

Anyway to the point. Yes he did the mods for the SSB on the R-390-A and 
had about 100 panels refinished with the SSB mods silk-screened on the 
panels. At that point in time I posted to a few of the reflectors that I 
had the components to make up the complete kit if there was enough 
interest. I received about 4 or 5 replies to the affirmative. I also had 
a bunch of Columbia tags also.

Unfortunately in my move from CA to TX while I was laid up with a broken 
shoulder and a foot infection my brother in law decided that most of the 
parts and a lot of my radios were pure junk after I pointed out to him 
that they were salable parts, which he promptly sold for .10 a pound to 
a local junk dealer. Three 2 1/2 ton stake bed loads plus what the 
helpers carted off as scrap metal. Which also included nearly complete 
R-390A and some frames plus lots of modules. He was judge, jury and 
executioner all in one.
That is the end of Airborne Engineering sadly to say.

Hank
KN6DI/5