[R-390] $5000.00 390A????

[chacuff]

The LX-200 in 14" was one heavy beast...one guy couldn't get it on the 
mount.  Thinking back I remember 8", 10", 12" and 16".  Not sure there was a 
14...but either way anything above the 10" was a two man job.

Wish I had my LX-200 8" back sometimes....

Cecil
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "barry williams" <ba.williams at charter.net>
To: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 10:38 AM
Subject: Re: [R-390] $5000.00 390A????


> I've always been fascinated. Radio astronomy. That would be Mecca. I
> think it was a Meade LX-200 14" that I almost bought. Getting to the
> country is fairly easy here. The university has an astronomy club. One
> draw back is that I know the land owner where they have star parties. He
> is a cranky old cuss. He once flew model airplanes at the rc club I
> belong too. He threatened to shoot one of the senior members. I was sort
> of put in the middle, and I don't trust that old coot to not shoot me
> out there on his farm.
>
> I wish I had bought the Meade!
>
>
> the other Barry
>>
>> I retired from the Univ Of Hawaii, Physical Oceanography and Seismology, 
>> instrument maker. Then I caught the  bug for Radio Astronomy.  Now I have 
>> a 10 meter dish to set up and I know about a "money pit."
>> But,it is still radio and many of my toys can be used like a spectrum 
>> analyzer and other receivers.
>>
>> Toys, Toys, and more toys.
>> ray
>>
>>>
>>> There is no other way he would be able to ride herd over this crew.
>>>
>>> I got snagged into Amateur Astronomy about 1998 when COSTCO was selling
>>> the Meade ETX series.  I picked up and ETX-60.  That didn't last very
>>> long as it didn't allow me to see what I wanted to.  So within about a
>>> year, I went and procured The original Celestron Nexstar 8" SCT.
>>>
>>> ail list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>>
>>
>
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