[Racal] What have I done, Part II

[Howard L Ritter, Jr]

I posted about 3 weeks ago about finding a pristine-looking 6790/GM on ePay
listed for a surprisingly low buy-it-now price and buying it. Well, it's
arrived and I've been playing with it over the weekend.

Guys and gals, it's everything I'd hoped it would be. It looks just as
pristine as it did in the photo. There are a couple of dings and scratches
on the top cover, but the front looks like it just arrived from Racal. Only
the closest inspection reveals the couple of tiny scratches that might
suggest that it's ever been used. No scratches on the display covers, none
around the rackmount holes, none on the handles. No dirt, skin oils, or worn
paint around the knobs. No inventory stickers, no calibration stamps, no
Dymo labels, no marking-pen notations. The raised RACAL logo applique is
unmarked. It looks like NOS! The yellow-green LEDs around the displays are
incredibly cool. It is absolutely beautiful! It also appears to operate
perfectly. The calibration is so accurate and the stability so good that I
can use either USB or LSB like synchronous selectable sideband when
listening to AM international broadcasters.

Thank you, Dave Schneider in New York! I haven't seen a used receiver this
good, cosmetically or functionally, since the Harris R-590 I bought from
Steve Stutman.

Now what do I do with it? By which I mean, what is the best source for
manuals and which ones are recommended? Any comradely advice from the
experienced would be appreciated.

--howard n7exn