[R-390] Curious about serial number...

[Tom M.]

Each contract had its own serial numbers.  So a rig can be relatively late production and still have a low number.

The rig mentioned below is from the 1960 EAC contract.

Tom





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 From: Raymond Cote <bluegrassdakine at hotmail.com>
To: John Saxon <johnbsaxon at yahoo.com> 
Cc: "r-390 at mailman.qth.net" <r-390 at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2012 1:34 AM
Subject: Re: [R-390] Curious about serial number...
 
What was the answer?  I wish users would reply to ALL. so we could all learn.....

On Nov 10, 2012, at 22:17, "John Saxon" <johnbsaxon at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Thanks for all the answers, guys.  You can depend upon a bunch of hams to come through!!
> 
> John
> K5ENQ
> Pearland, TX
> 
> --- On Sat, 11/10/12, John Saxon <johnbsaxon at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> From: John Saxon <johnbsaxon at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: [R-390] Curious about serial number...
>> To: r-390 at mailman.qth.net
>> Date: Saturday, November 10, 2012, 5:43 PM
>> Good evening, folks:
>> 
>> I am getting a R-390A ready to sell.  I am pretty much
>> a newbie, this will be my first one.
>> 
>> Question:  The serial number plate indicates an EAC
>> radio, order number 23137-PC-60, serial number 240.
>> 
>> 1. Is there a website out there that documents orders,
>> serial numbers, etc?
>> 2. Seems to me that serial 240 would be a rather old
>> unit.  Can anyone verify this?
>> 
>> Thanks for indulging my newbie question,
>> John
>> K5ENQ
>> 
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