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This is our latest
restoration, a better than Mint Collins R390/URR - the grandaddy
of the series - completely restored to better than new condition -
Sold 2005
All Mil-Spec - tube
shields throughout, everything clean as a pin, notice the heavy
duty modular construction of the R390/URR - bottom view
The back is
immaculate. You can see the highly polished slug-rack system
and note that there are two stainless-steel tube pullers which are
impossible to find intact on these old beauties . . . .
The above 3 pictures are for a late production run for the R390/URR
built by Motorola under Collins contract. This is the
grandaddy of the R390 series of radios having some 33 tubes
employed. This receiver has been completely rebuilt and is
currently in our museum. As of 2/05, it was sold for over $
3500. This receiver is so
pristine, you can almost perceive that it has "Art's" breath still
on it. If interested, we have more pictures that we can send
you. Until the time that someone wants it more than me, I'm
just going to enjoy it . . . . . . . .
This below image is a
mint Collins designed Amelco R390A/URR communications
receiver. This receiver was restored by a meticulous
restorer and frankly it looks like a Swiss watch on the
inside. Even the gear assembly was cleaned and lubed in
such a way that it looks brand new. Even the tube shields
have been polished. It is spotless inside and outside and
is shown in its mint CY929/URR mil-spec case that was built for
the R390A/URR receivers by the U.S. Army. Note the rack
handles and shock mounts that came with the brand new mounting
cabinet. This is truly one heck of a receiver and we are
proud to be the owners of this classic radio. If you don't
know much about the R390A, take a look at our R390A museum
information on the web. We also have a CD-ROM publication
that has all of the technical bulletins from the Navy, Air Force
and Army on this fabulous receiver. Click
this link to get to our museum R390A page . . . . .
Amelco (Collins Radio)
R390A/URR Communications Receiver
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Collins R390/URR
Front View
R390/URR bottom view
R390/URR back view
R390A/URR
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How about this early
60's vintage Collins Radio Communications and Demo Van for their
Amateur Radio Equipment? |
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This van is owned by a
California Ham who restored the van and all the equipment inside
it. Now that's a real Collins Collector for
sure!
Pictures taken 10/2001 at the Collins Collectors Convention
in Dallas, Texas |
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This is a Collins
Radio Designed and Built Military Receiver, Type R388/URR,
serial number 1964. It is in very near mint condition,
working perfectly in unbelievable condition. It was built
between 1952 and 1962. The commercial version is type
51J-3. This one, as described, is like new. The
inside and outside are like new, all original equipment in
place, even the cover(not shown) has the original spline wrench
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How about a beautiful Hallicrafters SX-100 from an
estate. This was one of the first SSB receivers made by
Hallicrafters in 1956. The SX-88 was the first
Hallicrafters to offer SSB reception. |
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This is a recent
restoration project with a Hallicrafters S40A. After some
capacitor repairs, cleaning (it was filthy), and alignment, it
was working like new, and it only lasted 5 days on our web
before someone needed it more than us!! |
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This is a great old
Collins 32V-3 Transmitter in excellent working condition.
It even had a brand new old stock final amplifier tube and
original manual. This -V3 model had many updates to the
earlier V1 and V2 models including drastic reduction of TVI
interference. |
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These two pictures are
what is known as the Harris RF-350K system. It consists of
a 100 Watt transceiver that will tune any band/mode from 1.6 to
30MHz. It sits on a 500W output solid state w/output tube transmitter
that feeds the automatic antenna tuner shown below in the olive
drab box. This system auto tunes any frequency - any mode
in 5 seconds. |
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National Radio Military
R1490/GRR17 Super Communications Receiver - the last of National
Radio production - click the picture for a link to this receiver |
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This is a WWII
transmitter, Type BC191-F which was a 12V version of a
BC375. These were the mainstay of airborne transmitters
during WWII until post WWII when the Collins ART-13 replaced
these units. The lower left section with the rack handles
is the Tuner and there were various plug-in units to match the
transmitter to various frequencies. |
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This is the famous
Collins Radio Auto tuning ART-13 transmitter that replaced all of
the BC375's towards the end of WWII. These are in hot
demand as an AM transmitter these days with the resurgence of AM
as a transmission mode by ham radio operators operating in the
"nostalgia" mode ! |
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This is the famous
Collins TCS-5 WWII transmitter that was used primarily by the
Navy during the war. It has a matching size receiver and
has a variety of power sources that could power it. |
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This is a
mint-condition National Radio HRO5TA1 communication
receiver system built in 1946-1947. It is complete with 6
mint plug-in coils and matching National speaker |
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This is the matching
TCS-8 receiver that is the mate to the TCS-5 transmitter shown
above. This was a WWII receiver designed by Collins Radio
and used by the Navy. Note the shock mounts and mounting
plate. This one is near mint condition and was part of a
large military estate we liquidated recently. |
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How about a
"BIG" Transmmitter,
recently sold,
click picture for more information |
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Very Early National
1-10 Shortwave Receiver . . a very mint condition HF/VHF receiver
from the early 1930's. This receiver was part of a high
quality estate handled by REA. |
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This is National's
famous SW-3 early 1930's receiver that was very popular with the
hams of the day. This receiver is in mint condition, had 5
extra coils for the various bands and was part of a high quality
estate handled by REA |
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This is a rare Collins
receiver. This is the R648/ARR41 which was the predecessor
to the famous Collins R390 and R390A receiver. This receiver
replaced the famous WWII receivers that are known as the BC348
series receivers. This was built as an aircraft receiver to
run from a dynamotor but Collins also made an AC power supply
module that this one had installed. This was a working
receiver and was sold on an Ebay auction. We also have the
technical information for it. We had to do some digging to
find out what this was since the tags were removed from the front
of the receiver. With all of the Collins equipment that we
have had, this is the only one of these we have ever seen.
BTW, it had 20 tubes, a built in AC suppply and mechanical filters
for CW and Voice. |
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