Re: [IRCA] "Julian Creek" R-390As. Mine came from Ernie Cooper

["Bob Young" <youngbob53@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Charlie,

I didn't realize that you were selling one, I also have a Motorola and it's 
a great radio, very tight. Yes Julian Creek, And yes I know when they are 
refurbished, they work well when finished, I would not hesitate to buy one. 
I just bought a 390A and two 390's or I would probably be interested in 
your's. And actually that is a great price too. I heartily recommend to 
anyone on this list to get this radio, you'll never be sorry. EAC was the 
latest Co. to mass produce them and Hammarlund stuff is really good, I have 
many Hammarlund radios are they are built like tanks and last forever as do 
390's and 390A's

Bob Young
Millbury, Ma
KB1OKL


>From: Charles A Taylor <MWDXer@xxxxxxx>
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>Subject: [IRCA] "Julian Creek" R-390As. Mine came from Ernie Cooper
>Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:11:12 -0400
>
>At 11:15 AM 3/22/2007 -0400, you wrote:
>
> >Oh yeah, that guy who sells those lives in Western Ma. Those all need
> >work. I'm sure whoever buys them will get them going and sell them. He
> >sold a lot of 25 several months ago, the final price was about 5000.00.
> >Some of those came out of a creek where the government dumped them. Our
> >government in it'sd infinite wisdom left thousands of those sitting 
>around
> >outside on pallets rather than selling them to people who would kill for
> >them, many of them are in pretty sad shape but are being restored as we
> >speak. Fair radio bought many from the creek and sold them as yellow
> >stripers and many were restored. Check out the 390 list also the
> >boatanchors list for more info,
>
>I think these are called "Julian Creek" sets.  A whole bunch of them turned
>up several years ago. As far as I know, they shaped up and played OK. Took
>a lot of work, but the elements didn't do nearly the damage that you'd
>expect. Shows what neat set the R-390A is. AND
>I'm glad that more are showing up.
>
>The one I advertised for $550 here on IRCA I bought from the late, great
>Ernest R. Cooper in 1985. I was on Okinawa (USMC Air Station Futenma) at
>the time, and I had to get Ernie to sign a notarized letter that he was
>selling it to me before it could be shipped from MA to Okinawa. Still have
>it with all the set's paperwork.
>
>I acquired another set that works fine, but needs cleaning and a general
>overhaul.
>
>That and my own set just take up too much space, and that's why I selling
>my own.  I just overhauled the R-F on my set.
>
>It's a Motorola s/n 4823 according to the nomenclature tag, but most of the
>modules are Electronics Assistance Corp. (a captive corp. of Hammarlund set
>up to build R-390As on federal contract).
>
>73,
>
>Charlie
>
>Charles A Taylor, WD4INP
>Greenville, North Carolina
>
>
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