[R-390] New Fair Radio Catalog

[Tim Shoppa]

The new Fair Radio Catalog came in the mail Friday, and you can assume
that just as every year since I was a young'un, I spent many many hours going
over its tiny type to figure out what they have. (Although admittedly
the new format is easier to read than the old, I still miss the Dymo
labels and typewriter text!)

390A highlights as far as I can see:

1. 390A power supplies still $25 (although it seems they are not listed
in the 390A section but in the transformer section.)

2. "Dented" PTO's for $25, no choice of brand. Wonder if I'd get a
Cosmos or ??? If it's not a Cosmos, then it has a real stack of corrector
plates, right?

Above 2 points sound most interesting to me not so much for 390A
refurbs but for general tinkering and homebrewing.

3. Still many assorted parts/knobs/gears etc. available although 
maybe not as many as in the past (e.g. no mech filters mentioned,
no large knob, etc.)

4. Rumors here were that Fair Radio had gotten a large stash of R-392's
in the past year but there's not much evidence of this in the printed
catalog.

Will call them on Tuesday when they're open again :-).

Tim.