[R-390] NOS EAC Collins R-390A New Military Radio Receiver

[Tom Frobase]

I have often wondered about the practical value of a brand new surplus 
radio.  I fixed a lot of r-390x radios in the 70's.  I ran a small 
business in Lima Ohio and when business was slow I would do repairs for 
Phil and his dad Joe at Fair radio.  We saw a lot of near perfect 390's, 
most were not new like the one that is currently on eBay.  The perfect 
one always had a coupler broken in an absolutely miserable place.

So what do you do with a brand new radio?  If you operate it, it will 
not be new any more, so I guess the best answer is you just keep it that 
way or sell it.   I enjoy the radio's  that I have restored, there is a 
certain amount of pride making the like new again, that is the challenge 
for me and I run the ones I rebuild! anyway my point of view ... 73, 
tom, N3LLL