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We got a TR-3 and two TR-4s very early on at WCVE to replace the two
TRT-1Bs we went on the air with. I'm thinking we got them in mid to
late '65. I wouldn't say they were RCA's finest hour though. We
all got very adept at changing out power transistors in the MDAs. I
often said the transistors blew to protect the fuses.<br>
I don't think I will ever be nostalgic enough for them to seek one
out. Kind of in the same category for me as the Ampex VPR-20.<br>
I did have a TR-5 early on in my business that had been
"high-banded" by Clint Free. Oddly enough, it was pretty reliable,
and I took it on a lot of remotes as a "portable"...plugging it in
to a lot of wall outlets and such...a sort of poor man's AVR-2, I
guess.<br>
Guy<br>
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On 8/15/2011 8:43 PM, Don Norwood wrote:
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<div>Found the intro date for the TR-3.......NAB 1964</div>
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<div>Hi Ted:</div>
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<div>It should be fairly well preserved.... the head hour meter
ony indicates 792 hours! The other thing I noticed on their
page was the 1971 date which is not correct. I know the TR-3
was out in '66. Not sure when it was originally introduced.</div>
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<div>Stumbled across this well preserved RCA TR-3 on the CTL
Electronics website.</div>
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<div>It's Serial # 3001. Any RCA folks know where in the
production run that would put it... and who might have been
the first owner?</div>
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<div>The other equipment on the archive is pretty cool.</div>
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<div>Ted</div>
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