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For discussions on a range of topics like reenacting, vehicle restoration, and collecting.
For discussions on a range of topics like reenacting, vehicle restoration, and collecting.
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The R-390 Radio
long_tom

Member Since: March 18, 2006
entire network: 2,362 Posts
KitMaker Network: 309 Posts

Posted: Monday, July 05, 2010 - 10:01 AM UTC
This is supposed to the wonderful US military radio, but now I happened to see by accident a website which had the topic of overrated radios, and this radio was listed among them for not being so stable. Now I'm curious if this radio was so good or not. It's a very complicated tube radio and is popular among collectors.
mario50

Member Since: November 18, 2010
entire network: 23 Posts
KitMaker Network: 4 Posts

Posted: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 07:03 PM UTC
R390 made by collins was one of the best receiver i ever used, i worked for 32 years in the army in a radio interceoptation when i started in 1969 the R 390 , modify R-390A wich real name was R390 URR and the one for mobile in jeep and shelters was the r299URR same functions but different containers
mario
mario
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