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

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 8:21 AM, chacuff <chacuff at cableone.net> wrote:
> What you might have seen was the add for the brand new EAC Rocketship R-390A
> offered to the public.  I've seen pictures of that ad.  I don't think the
> military was surplusing the R390A yet in the late 60's

Not only that, the 'cheap' price listed in the ads for the civilian
version was only if you bought multiple sets. A lot of folks miss the
fine print.

George Rancourt recently came into a civilian version and said he
wasn't terribly impressed with the overall quality compared to the mil
versions. He said it looked like they took reject modules, repaired
them, and built the sets. He has my EAC mil version at his place and
said the civilian model wasn't as nice. I've never been into one
myself beyond casual viewing. Probably along the lines of the Fowlers,
scarcity wins out over quality for collector types.

They do have a cool tag, though.

de Todd/'Boomer'  KA1KAQ/4