Re: [IRCA] Collins stuff

["Bill Block" <billwblock@xxxxxxx>]

I have used a R-390A for over 20 years and I find it to be a very good 
receiver.

Bill Block
Prescott Valley, AZ





>From: "Doug Pifer-desert4wd.com" <oregon4wd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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>To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of 
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>Subject: Re: [IRCA] Collins stuff
>Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 03:28:51 -0700
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>I used to have an R390 but I didn't use it much and traded it to a friend 
>(for an equal weight, hi, telescope mount).  No classic "communication" 
>receivers here, but enough antique radios to make up for it.  During the 
>early part of my career in the A.F.reserves (70's) I used to drool over a 
>little Collins (51S-1 I think) in our shop that had a mechanical read-out.  
>I used to do some daytime DX with it while on break.  Anyways, back then I 
>lived and breathed boat anchors...that's what all our comm/nav stuff was. I 
>called them depth charges because of the way some were shaped and what I 
>thought they should be used for.
>73- Doug
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Mike Sanburn
>   To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 8:24 PM
>   Subject: Re: [IRCA] Collins stuff
>
>
>   I have an R-390 here in the shack, unfortunately it doesn't see to much 
>action these days but I feel that everybody should own at least one true 
>classic....
>
>
>
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