[Ron Ramirez]

I have been wanting a 38-690XX for several years now...and, this past weekend, I finally acquired one!

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We took a whirlwind trip to Moline, Illinois on Friday. Saturday morning, we visited my friend y2k Bruce, from whom I purchased this fine radio.

He had it playing when we arrived. He later let us hear a few of his E.H. Scott and McMurdo Silver sets, and I think the 38-690 could give either a run for the money even though the Scott and Silver sets had amplifiers with higher power outputs and I could tell they were more powerful overall.

We brought the 690 home Saturday evening, and the next day, I brought it inside with the help of a visitor who, along with his wife, spent the afternoon with us.

It is now reunited with its older brother 37-690, which I had purchased from Bruce a year or so ago.

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(Quick photo - apologies for its blurriness.)

I'm a happy camper. Many thanks to Bruce for the tour of his fine collection and for the good deal on the 690!