[R-390] Faux Spook R390A 282314863791

Thu Jan 12 11:33:07 EST 2017

The comments being posted here stand on the merit of his claims in his listing.  There are many extremely knowledgeable folks on this list that have lived with these radios for most of there lives and when they say something smells...they are usually right.

I'm glad he has been a stand up guy in his dealings with you but that doesn't make his description of the R-390 series of receivers, their use and some of the crappy work displayed in his example smell any less of a bit of a scam.

The comments are just a buyer beware....

Cecil
K5DL

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> On Jan 12, 2017, at 8:17 AM, Robert Newberry <N1XBM at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> I think this malarkey should stop being posted on this list. His ebay score
> is perfect. Furthermore I know this person personally. Before I even knew
> him he invited me to his shop. His shop is well outfitted and he is a
> wealth of knowledge. I explained that I was somewhat new to tube radios and
> I would like someone to help me go thru me R-392. He spent the day with me
> and got my R-392 running beautifully. He also shared his experience to keep
> the rig up and running. When I bought my R-390 he even offered to come
> visit me to help give me some pointers on it and again he is an excellent
> local source especially for someone new to this aspect of the hobby. My
> R-390 was a disaster and he was a great help and source of encouragement
> when I completely tore down my R-390, and now it looks and runs great!
> 
> Also he is a fixture at NEAR-FEST in one of the commercial buildings
> usually with his white lab coat on, trying to resurrect a very rough
> looking R-390. Someone brought him a R-390 that was in a fire and he was
> attempting to get it running, it was a form of entertainment to watch him
> work. At the end of the fest he actually had the thing working somewhat and
> receiving a signal, he had black soot all over his coat and face! I even
> sent a friend to him that bought one and he said put it up in the table and
> let's go thru it. As far as I know he never charges a fee for this and he
> has never charged me. I think he truly enjoys his receiver and passing of
> his knowledge so younger guys like me will keep them running for many years
> to come.
> 
> I can say from personal experience, that there a very few hams out there
> that will devote this much time and effort and invite them into their
> homes/offices to teach like this. So I have a hard time standing by while
> people put him down. I'm not not here to debate the history of the R-390
> and where it was used. I am here to just defend someone's character.
> 
> 
> N1XBM
> Apparare Scientor
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> 
>> On Jan 12, 2017 6:56 AM, "Tom M. via R-390" <r-390 at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>> 
>> I love this part
>> "This receiver, Collins tag #2286 was given a mil spec black anodized
>> panel for superiordurability.  Attempts to scratch it with a file merely
>> polished it."
>> such B.S.
>> 
>> 
>>      From: Perry Sandeen via R-390 <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
>> To: "r-390 at mailman.qth.net" <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2017 7:11 PM
>> Subject: [R-390] Faux Spook R390A 282314863791
>> 
>> List,
>> Well  folks phony Teddy is at it again. He's still trying to peddle a fake
>> spook receiver with all the amazing enhancements.
>> THEODORE N ROBINSON, K1QAR
>> 
>> BULLDOG TRUST
>> 
>> 302 BOXBORO RD
>> 
>> STOW, MA 01775
>> If you haven't received you doctorate degree in duplicity, deceit, fact
>> manipulation,sleaze and fraud, here's the place to go and learn.
>> BTW his inference that they were recalled to use in Desert Storm is a
>> lie.  I was there. I also was at AG1AB amateur radio station located at
>> Dhahran Airport which was equipped and operated by hams working for ARAMCO
>> in Saudi Arabia.  ARAMCO hams were well connected and had a large but
>> unofficial relationship with the Saudi and American military and US
>> Consulate.
>> One ham friend of mine worked on the side for a Saudi Prince and had a
>> work badge that said "This man works for me. Give him any assistance that
>> he asks" signed Prince XXXXXX Al Saud. He had true stories that were
>> amazing to say the least.
>> It would be most interesting if list members would ask him questions about
>> "adjusting meter pivot bearings" for proper operation and other such
>> non-sense.
>> He lies with the black painted steel tube shields implying that they are
>> either IREC or WPM(?) after market types.
>> I'm all for legitimate mods and the profit system but this guy is a
>> disgrace to all hams and legitimate refurbisher's.
>> Regards,
>> Perrier
>> 
>> 
>> 
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