[R-390] R-390 Frequency Label 4596.5

[Gary Pewitt]

The R-390 receiver at Beefeater Bombplot -Radar Bomb Scoring Site- near 
Wilder, Idaho was set on 5710 HF permanently.  That was in the middle to 
late '60's.
73  Gary  N9ZSV



On 4/10/2010 11:15 AM, James Young wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> My recently acquired R-390 (1951 Motorola contract) came with a Dymo-type
> label at the top center above the nomenclature tag that simply says "4596.5"
> and it has me curious. Should I infer that my 390 spent countless hours
> listening to this one frequency at some Cold War listening post? Or would
> that be over-romanticizing the vague history of my receiver?
>
> I will not pull the label off, nor would I paint over a blue stripe if I had
> one. These and other artifacts are testaments to the serviceability of the
> design and in the case of the blue paint, the indignities so many sustained.
>
> If anyone has comments about the "4596.5" label I'd be interested to hear
> them. Does it ring any bell or conjure up speculation about my 390's
> previous life?
>
> Thanks.
> Jim Young W8MAQ
>
>
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