Subject: afternoon at AWA museum
From: William Mutch
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors, rec.radio.shortwave

Sat PM spent a wonderful couple of hours the the Antique Wireless
Asscn museum in East Bloomfield NY.

I came away with a couple of questions.

I had my hands on an operational R-390 for the first time. Quite
a radio! and I now understand the almost mystic reverence it inspires.
Question is...what contemporary solid state rigs deserve comparision ??
I realize lots of guys will want an oar in the water on this one.

I also fell in love with another radio. This happens from time
to time and mostly I ignore it. It wasn't the most beautiful radio in
the place (arguably the McMurdo Silver Masterpiece) but the rather plane
jane BC-348. What a chassis! and rather a lovely faceplate under the
ugly warpaint. Question is..how much would a guy have to pay to get
close to a reasonably un-murderified, decently operational, youngish BC-
348 *not* in rich collector restored condition ??



73 de kc2lvq