[RTTY] FW: FW: AEA MBA-RC

[Harry Hodges]

Hi All, 

I forwarded the request to Pat, WA6MHZ who operates the Crest Radio Museum
and his response follows.

Do a Google for Crest Radio Museum and be totally amazed. Hundreds of
radios, HTs, manuals, etc.

73, 

Harry/W6YOO

-----Original Message-----
From: wa6mhz at cox.net [mailto:wa6mhz at cox.net] 
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 22:39
To: Harry Hodges
Subject: Re: FW: [RTTY] AEA MBA-RC

I did an extensive search of the web, and all I can find is that it is a
code reader made in the early 80s by AEA.  It was reviewed in the August
1983 QST.  There was an ad for one on EHAM back in 2004 for $100, plus lots
of ads from people looking for a manual for one.  Though I have over 1000
manuals, that is one I don't have and don't remember seeing one ever listed
on Ebay.  AEA was bought by 2 companies several years back, Tempo Research
in Vista of whom Wayne Dewey is a member of, and part of the company went to
Timewave, who probaby has the rights to it as it is closer to a TNC than an
antenna analyzer.  However, Timewave doesn't list the MBA-RC on their
website.  Actually, Tempo research now is listed as AEA! But no sign of it
on that website either.  This looks like one of those deals where one just
has to come across one at a Hamfest that some ham has had stashed in a
drawer for the last 26 years.  I do believe I saw one last year at the Yuma
hamfest, but I was in a feeding frenzy for Heathkits and didn't go for it.
Wish I would have known how rare they were!!! Well, they are only rare if
you don't have one.  OK, Harry, will keep looking but that is the dead end I
am at now. 73!

> 
> From: "Harry Hodges" <w6yoo at cox.net>
> Date: 2006/01/12 Thu PM 05:24:46 EST
> To: <wa6mhz at arrl.org>
> Subject: FW: [RTTY] AEA MBA-RC
> 
> Hi Pat, 
> 
> Can you help this lady out?
> 
> Harry
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On
> Behalf Of Norman & Barbara Ray
> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 21:31
> To: rtty at contesting.com
> Subject: [RTTY] AEA MBA-RC
> 
> I have been helping a "Ham Widow" with disposing of her husbands gear and 
> found an AEA MBA-RC.  Unfortunately I could not find the manual anywhere 
> including the usual sources of buying manuals.  It is in new condition so 
> obviously I would like to either get it going here or get it in the hands
of
> 
> someone who values its capability.  I now basically what it does based on
an
> 
> evaluation in a QST article of years back.
> 
> Can anyone steer me to a source for the manual or I would pay for anyone
who
> 
> could copy theirs for me.
> 
> 73,  Norm W7LFA 
> 
> 
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