[R-390] Stash in Shelby NC has new owner Parts Exist 70 projects were offered in the original advertizing.

[Roger Ruszkowski]

Fellows, Can we have a review of your English grammar? Long translation is You have not seen this hardware in your life time. It has been and it is old used needs parts and care before it can have power applied.70 receivers is stock in any dictionary. This find was below the R390 reflector groups imagination no problem.There are a lot of things people just do not need to know. How often have you read it here. If you need some parts ask for them here.Some one will get with you one on one in the mail and not here on the reflector.You may even have a phone call with another real human at some point. Three or four sales a year do not keep R390 parts depots open.We are a subset of Collins who will touch the unclean of Motorola, Capehart, and Cosmos ilk.There is order in the universe. This is the front door for the R390 family of receivers.It is the parts counter.If Radio Shack can not keep the doors open what do you expect from the Amateurs' When it settles the new owner knows we exist as a body of customers closes to home with dollars in hand.We will be politely advertised to.   New to youOld originalStock extra. NOS The subject is R390/A receivers the adjectives must fit the subject. While NOS may logically be Chummily toys to some.The Old Mans idea of NOS are bounded by reality. This is history fellows and it went zing. The buyer and the seller knew what they were bartering. We care not where the manna was found. Where is it now to be found and acquired in smaller lots for those of us who are owners and needing parts support. To know that many receivers are out their free range and that parts exist. Rebuild repair maintain is labor cost. Good looking projects were bartered at fair price. No one is claiming a return on investment and needing to pay taxes. It is well in the fabric even if sun freckles do not meet marketing magic math models.  Logical but improbable, Roger     -----Original Message-----
From: Todd, KA1KAQ <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
To: Mister Mike <w1rc at near-fest.com>
Cc: R-390-List <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tue, Feb 26, 2019 2:12 pm
Subject: Re: [R-390] FS: Huge R-390/R-390A Stash in Shelby NC

On Tue, Feb 26, 2019 at 1:20 PM Mister Mike <w1rc at near-fest.com> wrote:

>
> I am somewhat suspicious of the “new old stock” pile though.......that
> would be a holy grail today if it were so.
>

Right, Mike. As we discussed, there were numerous indicators visible on the
'NOS' receivers that would indicate previous use, so 'Clean/Complete,
Repairable' is probably more accurate. However, knowing that the actual
seller is a decent guy as honest as the day is long assures me there was no
intent to mislead. We recall the few actual New, Old Stock sets that have
surfaced in past decades were still in their crates complete with spares
kits, manuals, and so on. It's been well over 10 years since I saw one. Ol'
Locklear is probably sitting on a dozen or so down there. :D

The good news in that pile is that, along with the few clean/complete sets,
there appeared to be enough other bits including meters to build a bunch
more decent, complete examples and probably a few more sans meters, covers.
It would have to be a labor of love though because, as Roger pointed out,
*many* hours involved in doing just one. I think Roger's hourly rates are
extremely generous, too - I wouldn't sell my time that cheaply anymore.

OTOH, when you look at what's available for new radios these days, a good
R-390A is a bargain in comparison. Even at $2K, though we all know they are
seldom that spendy.

de Todd/'Boomer'  KA1KAQ/4
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