[R-390] production numbers in general - LBAD

[Les Locklear]

It seems odd that of the hundreds of R-390/URR and R-390A/URR receivers that I have seen, none have ever had a LBAD (Lexington Bluegrass Army Depot) tag on them.
 
Are we talking about nomenclature tags (you know, the ones on the front panel) or was it a "sticker" or rubber stamp applied to the rear panel? I have seen various rebuild stickers on PTO's and modules that had for example: Shop 10 Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Tobyhanna or various other different "levels" of depot repair. If thousands of those receivers passed through LBAD it seems likely that there would have been many reports of these "tags" or whatever was applied to them to designate they had been repaired at LBAD. 
 
Les Locklear
 
 
 


----- Original Message -----
From: Sheldon Daitch via R-390 <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Reply-To: Sheldon Daitch <sheldondaitch at yahoo.com>
To: Kevin Schuchmann <kschuchmann at protonmail.com>, Bill Cotter <n4lg at qx.net>, Jordan Arndt <Outposter30 at shaw.ca>
Cc: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: 5/31/2022 12:30:11 PM
Subject: Re: [R-390] production numbers in general - LBAD
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Regarding serial numbers and no doubt potential duplications, how did unitproperty book officers deal with receivers with the same serial numbers?

Consider the number of receivers manufactured, it might be unlikely a unit who had R-390 or R-390A receivers would have the same serial number,in each model, but it could happen.
Just curious?
73Sheldon
    On Tuesday, May 31, 2022, 01:24:38 PM EDT, Jordan Arndt <outposter30 at shaw.ca> wrote:  

Hi group...

As I noted in my prior message, there is no way to account for what happens 
to the various parts of an R-390A or non A once the receiver hits a depot.

I've read comments about what are considered re-manufactured receivers given 
new serial tags, and while I've seen re-labelled PTO's reworked by Raytheon 
and at Tobyhanna (sp?), I've never seen a replacement ID Tag after a 
receiver has been re-manfactured...Are there any pics of examples of 
these...?

73...Jordan VE6ZT




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Cotter" <n4lg at qx.net>
To: "Kevin Schuchmann" <kschuchmann at protonmail.com>
Cc: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, May 30, 2022 7:10 AM
Subject: Re: [R-390] production numbers in general - LBAD


>I should also add for the record, All R-390 & R-390A's passing through LBAD 
>received the current MWO's for that time. So, every LBAD receiver, 
>regardless of pedigree of modules, would have been identical in function 
>and specifications.
>
> When we were done with a radio, it was truly "remanufactured and as new".
>
> Bill N4LG
> ===============================================================
>
> I worked at Lexington Bluegrass Army Depot from 1972-1975 during college, 
> and we overhauled perhaps thousands of R-390 and 390A receivers. There was 
> no effort to keep subassemblies with the chassis. In fact, the entire set 
> was torn down to bare metal, replated, repainted, reassembled, and 
> operationally tested to Collins specs. Each module would be repaired and 
> tested by different work groups using test equipment and jigs. Disassembly 
> and re-assembly were conducted on lines in a very large warehouse. Every 
> receiver that was shipped had a new serial tag with a LBAD serial number.
>
>  
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