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|    Message 76 of 2,531    |
|    Ed Vance to TOM WALKER    |
|    Boat Anchors    |
|    30 Mar 12 15:03:00    |
      TW>EV>I was onboard several Aircraft Carriers 1960-1962 and there were R-390       TW>EV>receivers in the Radio Room but they weren't in the URR style case.              TW>The URR was developed by Colins under a govemment contract. They made       TW>very few themsleves but most for the Govemrent were build by a number of       TW>Contractors. Including:              ----snip----              TW>The ones that collins did build cost $2210.00 each in 1951              Tom,              Thanks for the listing of subcontractors.              I didn't realize they were built in 1951, I thought they were made in       the Later Nineteen Fiftys.              The R-390's I saw I don't think had the 2 handles on them. that is what       I meant when I said the weren't in the URR style case.              I might be wrong since it's been 50 years since I've been in a Ships       Radio Room.                      * SLMR 2.1a #T348 * Free cheese is found only in a mousetrap.       --- SBBSecho 2.12-Linux        * Origin: telnet & http://cco.ath.cx - Dial-Up: 502-875-8938 (1:2320/105.1)    |
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