[R-390] Yard sale find

[Robert Nickels]

I can't one-up a found R-390!  (Although a neat RBB did show up in my 
driveway one day, so it was not only free but included free delivery!)

But I am seeing an increasing trend for usable goodies to be left behind 
at hamfests recently.  Maybe it's the hassle of having to pack and ship, 
or just the fact that there are fewer of us who know what some of the 
older gear even is, but it pays to keep an eye on what's sitting out by 
the dumpsters.

For example, last weekend at Peoria I spotted a neat looking wooden  box 
by the trash, which  turned out to be a Supreme model 562 "Audolyzer", 
which is a tunable voltmeter/signal tracer that covers from 95 khz thru 
14 mhz, including a built-in VTVM, AF amp, and good sounding speaker.   
Best of all, someone had previously recapped it with orange drops, so 
with a new line cord (and fuse), it was plug-and-play.  A very neat 
piece of test gear!

A buddy also gave me a 2.5 amp Sola CVT, saying he was going to throw it 
in the trash rather than haul it home.  I've seen good meters going for 
under a buck and lots of parts like variable capacitors and coils by the 
boxful, and lots of older test gear sold for less than the cost of the 
tubes inside, much less all the other usable components.  One mans trash....

73, Bob W9RAN