[R-390] The rare bears

[Les Locklear]

Only if George Rancourt sprinkled some holy water from St. Juliens Creek 
over them..................;-)

But, only two drops would be allowed to touch the Mu Metal shield over 
the PTO. If that shield isn't there, it has to be disposed of at:

 Secret Signal Corps Disposal Facility
 27121 Hwy. 49 North
 Gulfport, Mississippi 39503

Oscar Hammarlund




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Flood" <kb1fqg at yahoo.com>
To: "rbethman" <rbethman at comcast.net>; <R-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 10:20 AM
Subject: Re: [R-390] The rare bears


Bob,

What about the couple of us who have the pre-production / prototype 
Motorola
R-725's? Are we rated a 2.5 on the Bethman scale? :)

John Flood
KB1FQG



----- Original Message ----
> From: rbethman <rbethman at comcast.net>
> To: R-390-List <R-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tue, February 22, 2011 7:32:06 PM
> 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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