[R-390] Interesting R390A

[chacuff]

Interesting....now we (or I) know they were in fact used in subs...I knew 
the R-1051 series was but didn't know about the R-390A...or maybe I was 
thinking the SP-600...who knows...

Cecil
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nick England" <navy.radio at gmail.com>
To: "chacuff" <chacuff at cableone.net>
Cc: <n4buq at knology.net>; <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 10:11 AM
Subject: Re: [R-390] Interesting R390A


Doubtful that the Navy would use Radio Shack toggle switches, control
connector, and bleeder resistor tie-down except for some experiment in
a lab. I agree with Cecil about it being a nice ham-modified job.

FWIW - Here's a standard R-390A in use aboard a sub (USS Robert E Lee
SSBN-601) - also shows CV-591, AN/BRR-3, and R-389
http://www.navy-radio.com/ships/robertelee-01.jpg

cheers,
Nick K4NYW
www.navy-radio.com

On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 10:54 AM, chacuff <chacuff at cableone.net> wrote:
> That's a stretch...
  I'm guessing
> instead of a Rare Navy model maybe a specially commissioned, optimized for 
> a
> boatanchor amateur radio station installation.
>
> Cecil
> K5DL