[R-390] My next restoration project--EAC 390A

Bob Weiss bobweiss1967 at gmail.com
Tue Jun 26 20:33:20 EDT 2018


Will do.  What is the collective experience with these units?  Any 
evidence that they were off-spec or rejected units?  I take it they are 
fairly rare...

On 6/26/2018 6:30 AM, Tom M. wrote:
> Yes that is a commercial unit.
>
> Let us know the sn's of the modules and if they have govt contract stamps.
>
> Tom
>
>
>
> On Monday, June 25, 2018, 7:40:20 PM CDT, Bob Weiss 
> <bobweiss1967 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Threw a lowball offer at a scruffy looking but apparently complete EAC
> unit on eBay, and the seller accepted. Looks fully restorable, but will
> know better when I pick it up over the weekend.
>
> The nametag has the standard nomenclature, but also the "EAC rocket"
> logo, and Red Bank NJ location, which I haven't seen on most EACs. Is
> this one of the units that was a production overrun or built to use up
> spare parts from a contract, and sold into the civilian market? Paint on
> the knobs looks like it has seen a lot of use, more than a typical
> hamshack/SWL would likely dish out.
>
>
> 73,
>
> Bob Weiss N2IXK
>
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