[R-390] The rare bears

[John Flood]

Oscar, ;-)

Alas the Motorola pre-production units do not have the Mu Metal or the bootstrap 
power supply.  I take it that I must prepay the freight cost too?  No holy water 
but it was hit with a couple of drops of Nearfest rain.  Some tell that it's 
almost as powerful.  Well powerful enough to drive through a gortex rain suit at 
the very least!!!

John

 



----- Original Message ----
> From: Les Locklear <leslocklear at cableone.net>
> To: John Flood <kb1fqg at yahoo.com>; rbethman <rbethman at comcast.net>; 
>R-390 at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Wed, February 23, 2011 11:48:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [R-390] The rare bears
> 
> 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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