[R-390] R390/R390A really "classified?"

[William J. Neill]

NSA reports on USS Pueblo:
https://www.nsa.gov/news-features/declassified-documents/uss-pueblo/ <https://www.nsa.gov/news-features/declassified-documents/uss-pueblo/>

Bill Neill
Conroe, Texas


> On May 26, 2019, at 11:12, Glenn Little WB4UIV <glennmaillist at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> 
> The USS Pueblo was probably a planned sacrifice.
> Before she left for this mission all destruct charges were removed and all defensive weapons were removed.
> All she had for defense was small arms.
> There were two submarines in the area ready to defend the ship but were ordered to stand down.
> 
> Where can I find this report?
> 
> With no destruct charges, equipment destruction was minimal.
> 
> To the best of my knowledge the R-390 and R-390A were not classified.
> Some of their uses might have been.
> These receivers saw a lot of different uses.
> Some by intercept operators, some for DF and NASA used some for some of their missions.
> 
> 
> Glenn
> 
> 
> On 5/26/2019 11:46 AM, jgedde at optonline.net wrote:
>> I just finished reading a PDF of a redacted, declassified report of the USS Pueblo.  Good stuff!  Looks like the crew didn't do such a great job doing anything more than damaging the exterior faces of the equipment...  There were a number of R390 and R390A's that were unscathed.
>> 
>> John
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Thomas Chirhart <k4ncgva at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2019 9:52 AM
>> To: jgedde at optonline.net
>> Cc: r390a <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
>> Subject: Re: [R-390] R390/R390A really "classified?"
>> 
>> John
>> Just read the book about the North Koreans taking the USS PUEBLO and search for photos on line about what the CT???s did to the R-390???s onboard before being captured in international waters... emergency destruction - render equipment inoperable...
>> 73 Tom K4NCG
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On May 26, 2019, at 6:57 AM, <jgedde at optonline.net> <jgedde at optonline.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Were the R390 and R390A really "classified," or is that a legend?  I
>>> have read in the manuals that they need to be destroyed if they are
>>> left behind so that they can't be used by the enemy, but I'd imagine
>>> that to be the case with any usable equipment left behind.  I have
>>> also seen engineering papers marked as "RESTRICTED" with the word
>>> crossed out.  If they were classified, when did they become declassified?  Curious about that.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I'd also love to hear R390/A stories from those of you that used
>>> and/or service them during wartime.  Again, curious.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 73's,
>>> 
>>> John
>>> 
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