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Old 10-15-2006, 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Sandy G
Which one, Lefty- the 1955 Collins or the 1968 Dittmore-Friemuth ? Or one of the 2 questionable parentage R-390s ? Or howzabout the R-391, a REAL rare byrd, about 12-1300 made in 1951-54...never have got up the nerve to "fire up" the Autotune on the 391 & see if it works...Would hate to see a pretty radio "eat" itself...I turned down $5K or 2 of Rick Mish's "Museum Quality" restorations for the '55 Collins..On the SX-62A, another good thing is that it'll use a std 8 ohm speaker, w/o having to "jury-rig" to use w/the 600-ohm output impedance most Boatanchors use...
Well I've heard of diversity reception but I've think you've taken it to an extream

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