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

[Jim]

Found this site
http://www.virhistory.com/navy/rcvrs/r390a-manuf.htm

over 10,000 made under this contract ID

Jim
-----Original Message----- 
From: Renee K6FSB
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 1:00 PM
To: Bob Weiss ; R-390 at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [R-390] My next restoration project--EAC 390A

There was an article (IMSMC) in Electric Radio about the EAC red bank
units. all had to meet same specs.
I worked on one for a friend worked just as well as the other
contracts..may be less of them because 1. sold to civilians ( not cheap)
and 2. did not make scads of them.
Renée


On 2018-06-26 05:33 PM, Bob Weiss wrote:
> 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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