[R-390] Cost Reduction....and Knobs...

[Les Locklear]

It can be read in its entirety here: 
http://209.35.120.129/faq-collins-cost.pdf


Les Locklear

"I could have been eminently famous in a number of different fields, but
every time I was about to do something great, I went fishing,
I never regretted the fishing."

Bob Cary 1921-2006

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Hawkins" <bill at iaxs.net>
To: <peuhs at bellsouth.net>; <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 11:44 AM
Subject: RE: [R-390] Cost Reduction....and Knobs...


> John,
>
> I scanned, OCR'd and cleaned up the text of a copy of the report
> (stamped by Mil-Spec Electronics) about 10 or 15 years ago. I
> believe it went into the collection of 39x lore. No coins were
> collected for the effort. I had my first 390A and was hooked by
> the beauty of the beast.
>
> That copy did not have the fold out pages containing the detailed
> cost comparisons. Does your manual have those pages?
>
> Bill Hawkins
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of peuhs at bellsouth.net
> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 9:11 AM
> To: r-390 at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [R-390] Cost Reduction....and Knobs...
>
> Friends,
>
> Item 1-
> I have the final on the cost reduction program...Run from a source I
> cannot recall, inc. what orig format..some years ago..My doc. (of 31
> pages), is one of the official, that were provided under the program..It
> is titledon first page:
>
> "...
> COST REDUCTION PROGRAM FOR RADIO RECEIVERS, R-390/391(  )/URR Final
> Progress Report
>
> Period Covered:
>
> Object: The object of this contract is to study the Radio
> ReceiversR-390/391(  )/URR to make certain improvements and
> simplifications so as to reduce the cost of this equipment.
>
> Signal Corps Contract No. DA36-039 sc-52584 Signal Corps. Specification-
> MIL-R 10474 Dated 28 August 1950 and Amendment No. 3 Dated 15 Jan 1952
>
> Dept of the Army Project No.3-24-01-152
> Signal Corps Project No. 805H
> PREPARED BY: L.W. Couillard
> APPROVED BY: E.W. Pappenfus  Head, Department III
>
> A PUBLICATION OF
> THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES
>
> COLLINS RADIO COMPANY
> Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
>
> "...
>
> I note it is listed as "Final"...and if I have it it must be available
> and in different formats on the web...Note that in the blank area after
> the "Period Covered"...there is no entry...
>
> All Participants are listed in the section: 7.0  IDENTIFICATION OF
> PERSONNEL.
>
>
> 2- I think the replacement knobs supplied by Hank, (and once, a few
> owned by me),...are all you would EVER want or need....
>
> My Regards,   John  (JLAP)
>
>
>
>
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