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I have a radio kinda like that, an R-389. It is a "Lowfer" set, picks up from 15 KC to 1500KC, most of the BCB. There were only 750 of 'em made, MAYBE 300 left. Mine had been a "Hangar Queen" for apparently most of its life, somebody or something had pranged it REAL hard on the back panel, & bent some screw shafts. Otherwise, it was pristine. But even tho it is a Collins, who were the creme de la creme of military electronics back then (1954), there are certain little "foibles" about it that make me wonder if they ever really got the "Advanced Prototype" stage. Pretty good radio, tho-A guy had one in Denver, & during the winter of '96, was able to pick up BCB stations from France...That's not too uncommon on the east coast/maritime provinces, but pretty much unheard of 2/3 the way acrost the country...The only trick mine did was to pick up WHAS 840 outta Louisville like it was a local FM station w/only a 2' length of speaker wire crammed in the antenna socket...
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