[R-390] meters arrived

[Mahlon Haunschild]

The ones in my '68 EAC are not radioactive.  Meter brand is unknown.

regards,

Mahlon - K4OQ
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> Subject:
> Re: [R-390] meters arrived
> From:
> 2002tii <bmw2002tii at nerdshack.com>
> Date:
> Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:46:28 -0400
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> r-390 at mailman.qth.net
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> Mahlon wrote:
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>> FWIW, I tested all of my meters with a Geiger counter (a new, sensitive
>> one, not an ancient CD unit that's only capable of telling you that
>> you're dead).  The Simpson and International meters I have/had were
>> radioactive.
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> I, too, have never seen original 390 or 390A meters that were NOT 
> radioactive (according to my Geiger counter), and I've tested hundreds 
> of them.  Can anybody confirm a sighting of phosphorescent 
> (non-radioactive) original meters in a 390A?
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Don
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