[R-390] EAC Contract info in Red Bank paper

[Randy and Sherry Guttery]

On 8/22/2012 10:17 AM, Clemens Ostergaard wrote:
>
> When were they first surplused I wonder? The ads from Ted Dames were in the
> World Radio and TV Handboook in the second half of the 1970's I seem to
> recall. "World's Best Receiver, etc." The stuff of dreams (or drools).
>
390s started being "phased out" in the late 1960s.  Many of 
them served their second life in related activities - such 
as base HAM shacks, MARS units, etc.
390/As also began to find their way "out" by the early 
1970s.  I bought my first 390s in 1973 direct from the DSA 
surplus outlet - for $0.20 a pound. At one point we had one 
390, two 391s, six 390/As a couple of BC-348s - and an 
R-1051 (D IIRC).  Never did get the 1051 to work - I guess 
that was why is was red tagged.  Didn't like them anyway so 
sold it to a HAM.  Problem was, of course - shipping.  
Getting that much weight from Guam back to CONUS was an 
issue.  Even as an E6 with almost no furniture - we bumped 
hard into the weight limits...  (sadly most of the heavy 
iron had to be left behind).  Some things went through 
auctions - but again prices were held down by shipping. I 
imagine much the same was going on in CONUS - but those with 
"access"  were scooping up the early stuff.

best regards...

-- 
randy guttery

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