[R-390] The rare bears

[Cecil Acuff]

It's been speculated that at least one of those sold was a forgery....

Cecil
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Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: [R-390] The rare bears


>A correction please  :  your number 2  is in need of additional points...
>
> 2.1  5 were built..  not four, there is no doubt on this,  s/n 1,2,3,4 and 
> 5
> have been found and verified ...
>
> 2.2  they did serve aboard ships, I have serial number 1 and it came from
> the SJC stash as well at least 2 others ..although I cant prove they did
> serve aboard the express ship they were built for,  it does make logical
> sense that they were a part of the commissioning... Fowler did make them 
> and
> ship them to the Pascagoula or however it is correctly spelled, and they
> were built under order from the ship yard for the 2 ships under 
> construction
> and would therefore be tied at least at the outset to be a part of the
> original fixed ships inventory...
>
> I offer this as fact and confirmed by personal experience...ownership of
> one, reviewing previous ones { Fowler } that have been posted and sold on
> either the eBay medium or Electric Radio
>
> I feel very comfortable in my report and offer it to for inclusion and as
> supplemental information..  mac/mc  w5mc
>
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> From: "rbethman" <rbethman at comcast.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 6:32 PM
> To: "R-390-List" <R-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [R-390] The rare bears
>
>> Of all those noted, discovered, and owned, this would be what would be
>> considered the rare R-390As, from the rarest on:
>>
>> [I caveat this by saying - 1) I'm human, therefore make mistakes  2)
>> there may be more information that I have either NO knowledge of, OR
>> have simply forgotten over the last 10 to 12 years of owning and
>> restoring these wonderful radios. ]
>>
>> 1 - The LONE prototype R-390A kept by a Collins team member
>>
>> 2 - The four that were built in 1984 that never saw the inside of the
>> ships that they were built for.
>>
>> 3/4 - Those specifically built for specialized use, i.e., R-725s and the
>> R-1247 built for NASA.
>>
>> Pretty much the next critters that would qualify would be, (at least in
>> "my" estimation), the first 300 to 400 of the actual Collins manufacture
>> from the initial 1951 cost reduction contract.
>>
>> YMMV!
>>
>> Just my $0.02
>>
>> Bob - N0DGN
>>
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