[Racal] Re: RACAL digest, Vol 1 #41 - 1 msg

Mon, 17 Jun 2002 09:27:57 +0100

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Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 9:01 AM
Subject: RACAL digest, Vol 1 #41 - 1 msg

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>    1. What have I done, Part II (Howard L Ritter, Jr)
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> Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2002 23:06:31 -0400
> From: "Howard L Ritter, Jr" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>
> Subject: [Racal] What have I done, Part II
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> 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
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