[R-390] Surplus location

[Dennis Kidder]

Bill,

Are you referring to Apex Electronics?  They are still in business: http://www.apexelectronic.com/

They were/are probably the largest surplus dealer in the Los Angeles area.  I don't recall seeing R-390As there (which is not to say that there weren't) but there was definitely equipment stacked to the ceiling!  (My all-time favorite surplus "joint" with stuff stacked to the ceiling was JJ Glass in downtown LA.  Long gone, but great memories!  Neither one a place you wanted to be in an earthquake!)

73,

-dennis W6DQ
Fullerton CA DM13av




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From: William A Kulze <wak9 at cornell.edu>
To: "R-390 at mailman.qth.net" <R-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Fri, April 9, 2010 5:20:57 AM
Subject: [R-390] Surplus location

Slightly OT, but does anyone recall a big surplus place in the San Fernando Valley? My R390a came from there about 20 years ago. I guess they had them stacked to the ceiling. The work scene was not so good then and I was working for a place as their CB technician (I know, I know). A guy I knew serviced forklifts and I think he traded some work for a couple radios. I got mine for repairing and tuning up his CB. (I did have enough pride to not pull the modulation limiter unless a customer was quite insistent.) Another buddy got an R390. The BFO didn't work on mine, it was at best a very high freq beat. I opened the bfo pto and the slug had come off the shaft. One rear corner of the chassis was bent, looked like the radio got dropped. A little super glue fixed it right up.

Does anyone remember this place and are they still in business?

Bill W2NVD
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