[R-390] Possible Fowler Manual

[w9ya]

Is this manual a good candidate for making copies of ?

- Bob
w9ya

On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 1:15 PM, Les Locklear <leslocklear at cableone.net>wrote:

> That is the manual that was furnished with the Fowler R-390A's. It does
> have the latest changes/updates, most of which were incorporated into the
> Y2K manual which is available online here:
> http://www.r-390a.net/faq-refs.htm
>
> Scroll down and you will see it.
>
> Les Locklear
> Gulfport, Ms.
> Dx'ing since '57
> http://www.hammarlund.info/
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: wa4aos at aol.com
>  To: R-390 at Mailman.qth.net
>  Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 12:13 PM
>  Subject: [R-390] Possible Fowler Manual
>
>
>
>
>
>   Hello Group,
>
>  I have what I believe to be a 1985 Fowler Technical manual for the R 390A
> but I could be wrong. It is in a blue plastic binder copyright 1985.
>
>  The manual has the following Manual number on the top outside:
>  EE125-AB-OMI-010/P610  R390A/URR.
>
>  Near the bottom is the statement:
>  This manual superseded's Navelex 0967-LP-063-2010 of 15 April 1970
> including Interim Changes T-1 through T-7.
>
>  At the very bottom of the outside front is printed:
>  PUBLISHED BY DIRECTION OF, COMMANDER, SPACE & NAVEL WARFARE SYSTEMS
> COMMAND,
>
>  My conclusion that this manual was written for the 10) Fowler units
> ordered by the Navy is based on the above info. I don't see the name Fowler
> listed anywhere in the manual.
>  I have a number of R 390A manuals and don't find anything particularly
> exciting or different from those manuals in this edition.
>  No pictures of beautiful girls in tight bikinis setting in front of a 390A
> intensely, listening to very high speed CW or old F at rts complaining about
> their gall bladder surgeries, although that would have been nice; the girls
> in bikinis not the old f at rt's surgeries.
>
>  Am I mistaken? Is it possible the Navy had another R 390A manual published
> as late as 1985?
>
>  If there is sufficient interest, I may have some copies printed at one of
> the copy shops and sell them for my cost plus a few dollars for the running
> around.
>  If you would like a copy let me know at my DSM Labs email address of
> www.glenn at dsmlabs.com
>  Please, if you resell manuals on ebay or elsewhere don't ask for a copy at
> this time. I am making this offer to those who enjoy these receivers as much
> as I do.
>  Oh, if you do have a 390(A) manual with the girls in bikinis let me know.
>
>  73,
>  Glenn WA4AOS
>
>
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