Hey Mike, good to see you on here.
Yes, I was nonplused by the article. About 90 percent of it was retold folklore and factual material from previous Marcotte and Locklear text.
I enjoyed seeing the other 10 percent with the photos and the documented differences in the Fowler examples. It's a plausible conclusion that Fowler probably rounded up five sets of modules and re-manufactured the receviers from odd bits here and there, and then slapped their own label on the panel with the contract number.
Did you notice that the Fowler units included meters made by a company called A & M Instruments? They're still in business out of an address in Virginia Beach, Virginia. I bet it would cost a fortune, but they might do a run of R-390 and R-390A panel meters to fill some holes.
http://www.mmc.ws/aandm.asp(800) 288-1662, or e-mail us at
sales@mmcmetlab.comR390A guru and restoration expert
extraordinare Chuck Rippel,
WA4HHG, is also located in Va. Beach. Maybe we should drop him a line to encourage him to make some contact in the neighborhood.