[TMC] Front panel artwork for GPR-90RXD (and GPR-90)

[John Poulton]

I've been lurking and inactive for quite a while, too!

However, I've been working on a continuing, low-level project to restore
a fellow collector's GPR-90RXD (GPR-90 with switch-selectable xtal-controlled
LO, rack mounted).  The front panel on this radio had been wrecked, so I
was faced with repainting and re-screening it.  I've got the screen artwork
done and ready to go, but still need to do paint matching at the local
paint shop before painting and screening a pair of these panels.  

Anyone else on the list interested in participating?  Don't know what final
costs are likely to be, but probably around $100/panel or so.  

I haven't checked in any great detail, but I believe the same artwork and
screen will work for the standard GPR-90 panel, as I believe the 'RXD's only
differences are in the xtal switch area above the tuning dials, so again:
if anyone is interested in restoring a GPR-90 panel, that could probably
be done at the same time.

The vendors who're doing the painting and screening did a couple of other
panels for me (Hallicrafters) and they turned out beautifully.  The paint
is a wet process (not powder) but is baked on.  Panels get glass cleaned
and dipped before painting.  Paint surface seems to be pretty durable.
The screening guy uses a one-pot epoxy paint, which is super tough.


73, John K4OZY

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