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

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They were probably dribbling out in the late '60s.  I was aware of them based on a CQ column that probably published in that time period, meaning a few select amateurs already had them.  They started becoming readily available in the early '70s.  One dealer in New England was selling "refurbished" ones for $2000 in that time period.  A year or so later Ted Dames offered them for $795, then $595.  I bought one from him in '73, I think.  I even sprung for a cabinet for another $100.  Seems like a bargain now, unless you correct for inflation.  In that case, I'm still under water.  But I've had 30 years of enjoying a great boatanchor.
Ed  W2EMN


-----Original Message-----
From: Clemens Ostergaard <clemenso at gmail.com>
To: bavarianradio <bavarianradio at comcast.net>
Cc: r-390 <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wed, Aug 22, 2012 11:18 am
Subject: Re: [R-390] EAC Contract info in Red Bank paper


There is one of the 'civilian' EAC R-390A on  epay as we speak: 140826921991
one previous owner and it is not Uncle Sam,

I also find the 1965-67 price low,. though of course there were no R&D
costs anymore, and for many suppliers of parts things would be routine,
after 40.000 receivers produced previously . In today's money it would be
close to $10.000 but still... And the $1700 would be about 12,5K.

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).

(I get the digest, so a little out of sync regretfully)

Best,

Clemens

On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 3:48 PM, <bavarianradio at comcast.net> wrote:

> Hello all, I guess what I'm trying to figure out is that in 1940, the RCA
> stack of "RB" receivers (RBA,RBB,RBC) cost a bit less than $10,000 (unless
> I'm wrong) which was a bucket load of money, fast forward to  the late 60's
> and the R-1051 was $25,000.00 (or thereabouts) It seems odd that the 390A
> would be so cheap compared the radios flanking it's time frame. I know that
> the 390 was more expensive than the "A"  but I don't have any idea what
> 390's cost back in 1951 or so. Did Uncle Sam get a discount?? I doubt it...
> Ross W1EKG
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> Further to the question of the unit price coming out at about $1350, we can
> look at the price that EAC charged for the R-390A when selling it to
> civilians (the one with the rocket like logo and no contract no.), whjich
> was $1700 (and lower for new but shopworn items). That would be about
> right, DoD getting some discount ( a term not easily used in conjunction
> with the R-390A, but you know what I mean).
> Best,
> Clemens S.Ostergaard
> Denmark
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