[R-390] NASA radio

[Cecil Acuff]

I think the posting was on this list and sometime last year.  Might check 
the archives here.

Cecil..
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven and Michelle" <gsxr85 at skymesh.com.au>
To: <R-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 3:45 AM
Subject: [R-390] NASA radio


> Hi all,
>         I have a standard Motorola R390a receiver, not an R-1274. It has a 
> label above the Motorola badge with the NASA symbol on it, serial no. and 
> property of Goddard space flight centre. It was used at the Canberra 
> tracking station during the Apollo missions. On the top vertical edge of 
> the readout is "Receiver No. 2". On another posting on the net (Thought it 
> was in the Premium-rx arcives but can't find it now.) an ex NASA employee 
> said that the R-1274 was made for the navy and NASA aquired a few but 
> found the Manson Labs mods unreliable so they used only standard R390a's. 
> He also said that they weren't used for tracking or to measure doppler 
> shift. I am no expert on these radios by any means but I seen a few claims 
> on the web that the R-1274 was built for NASA or are NASA radios. If they 
> were, unless removed, should also have the NASA label on them one would 
> think. Not claiming all this is right just curious. Would like to find the 
> posting.
>                                                          Steve. vk7fxxx
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