[R-390] Fowler Industries R-390A on eBay Now - Contract dates
rbethman
rbethman at comcast.net
Thu Jul 19 14:20:38 EDT 2007
Hank, Et Al,
I purchased a St. J's "survivor about 6 or 7 years ago for $300.
It is DEFINITELY a Collins mfg unit. The IF reads:
FINAL IF UNIT
540 7577 006
COL. SER. NO.
<BIG NUMBERS> 35
The data plate, corroded on the edges and back, to some degree, says:
SIGNAL CORPS U.S. ARMY
First line: RECEIVER, RADIO R-390A/URR.
2nd line: SERIAL NO. 232 ORDER NO. 14214-PH-51
3rd line: COLLINS RADIO COMPANY
115/230 V.A.C. 48-62~ 220W
I originally *had* all the modules by Collins. I swapped the Audio
Module with as '67 EAC when I swapped the '67 EAC for a Northern Radio
Variant SP-600. The reason being that the EAC Audio module had a
transformer mod on it so that it's output was 8 ohms. The person I was
trading with was rather picky. He got the Collins Audio Module.
Knowing how these radios get twiddled around, I was more inclined to
keep "him" happy.
There were/are blue paint sprays on the front panel. I also have the
"half moon" arcs of bare aluminum adjacent the Mc and Kc knobs.
The data plate/tag is raised 'clear' aluminum with the black area of
paint *below* the clear portions of the tag. *IF* this tag is a phony,
then someone went through some *REAL* effort to make it.
This would indicate a contract date of 1951. < It only has *one* fuse
on the back panel>
Bob - N0DGN
> Follows is his answer to my query.
> I find it very interesting that he started a listing of contract
> numbers in 1941 on the "R-390-A" I had the understanding that the
> Collins FIRST R-390-A Contract was 8719-P-55 along with Motorola in
> the same year.
> This guy has to be a great ESP expert to have that kind of forward vision
> Who is he and he knows all of the R-390-A experts "ANYONE KNOW THIS GUY?"
> Hank
> KN6DI
>
>
> lionisland is the seller.
> How dare you accuse this of being a scam, when you know NOTHING about
> this unit. How far do you think anyone would get by trying to scam the
> R-390a community???
>
> In case you didn't know, it was me obtaining this unit, who, started
> the ball rolling on finding all the contract numbers for the
> R-390A's,way back in 1994! I have many contacts with the right people
> in the R-390a community.
>
> Why, people like you, have to accuse a person in such a manner is very
> sad indeed.
>
> You ignorance is beyond belief!
>
> Stick to what you do best,that is, in making fake tags
>
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