[R-390] The Cobblers Childern

[Barry]

That appears to be the R390A's birthday.  When was the R390 first released?

Thanks,
Barry - N4BUQ

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Kammer" <norad2240 at gmail.com>
> To: "Chuck Rippel" <Chuck.Rippel at cox.net>
> Cc: r-390 at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 1:02:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [R-390] The Cobblers Childern
> 
> Hello again Chuck, and everyone else!
> 
> I thought you folks would like to know that I was looking (again) at
> Chuck's archived R390 site after a while away from it.  When I read
> the
> first paragraph, I was struck with an epiphany.  As stated there, the
> R390
> was released to the military for the first time on February 24,
> 1954...thus, in 11 days, it will be our beloved Radio's 60th
> birthday!!!
> Anybody know how to put a candle on a bottle of beer?!?!?!
> 
> See it here:
> http://web.archive.org/web/20080112193735/http://www.r390a.com/html/history.htm
> 
> All my best,
> 
> Don Kammer
> KB0JTF
> 
> 
> On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 9:05 AM, <chuck.rippel at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> > You know the old saying, "The Cobblers Childern never have any
> > shoes....."
> >
> >
> > Thats a trueisim here.  I have 2 R390A's, one of which has, over
> > the past
> > 30 years I've owned it, broken in ways I seldom see in one of your
> > radios
> > that comes through my shop.  Crazy stuff.....
> >
> > Ok, this week its no or AGC.  Turned it on last weekend to listen
> > to the
> > Saturday evening parade of pirate radio stations that are on 6925.0
> > and
> > that general area.  No AGC..... Rats !  I'll be taking it apart
> > this
> > weekend and seeing what the offending
> > part is.  Will share the outcome here as I recall that subject has
> > been
> > discussed recently.
> >
> > --
> > Chuck Rippel
> >
> > "Never miss the chance to shut up."
> > - Robert Gates
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