[R-390] Interesting R-390A front-panel tag on the auction place

[Tom Bridgers]

The tag in this auction was created by Dick Walser, for the R-390-A 
receivers that he rebuilt for several governments in South America,
and certain 3-letter agencies in the US Government.
 
I visited Dick at his home in North Hollywood, CA in April 1997. Then
and after, I purchased many R-390A parts from him -- including 
several of the tags shown in the eBay auction cited.  The eBay
seller also obtained the tag from Dick's estate.
 
About two years after my visit, Dick died as a result of complications 
from surgery.  He was a heckuva nice guy and had an encyclopedic 
knowledge of R-390's and R-390As, and how to repair and maintain 
them.  As Ray Osterwald said, in the afterword to my article about
Dick in the February 2003 issue of Electric Radio, "he was a true
gentleman and electronic genius who will be greatly missed."  Ray
is absolutely correct.
-Tom  KE4RHH

 
> From: R390A at verizon.net
> To: r-390 at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 21:37:46 -0400
> Subject: [R-390] Interesting R-390A front-panel tag on the auction place
> 
> An interesting R390A tag showed up on the infamous auction site, item number
> 111150672174.
> 
>  
> 
> Has anyone out there encountered one of these tags on an actual receiver?
> I've never run across one.
> 
>  
> 
> Dennis
> 
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