Hey gang! Hope your holidays have been good to you so far whether Chanukah or Christmas or Ramadan or Kwanzaa or no particular reason. Well, here's a bit of a lead. Recall several days ago we got the original msg posted here giving a list of Russian radios for sale? Being one of the resident old radio nuts on the ClassicCmp list I sent a private email sort of taking them to task for sending an off topic post to our list. Only Wm. Donzelli and myself on this list would even be interested in old radios as we are both members of the AWA. Maybe one or two others here are also members or simply like old radios --Tony D. is one, otherwise I don't know. BTW, the jpg attached to the original msg showing a Redstar radio seems to be the same radio as I had seen at our Annual AWA Conference last September. IIRC, a fellow from Great Britain bought it at our equipment auction. Paid a big buck for it too. It had a metal case painted in that interesting red woodgrain pattern. My Swedish friend commented it was a direct copy of a French radio design and that the paint often falls off these things and they rust badly. Anyway, I got a reply back saying they can get old Russian computers (from 195.90.136.126 (dialup26.kaluga.com) by mx.kaluga.ru). In the back of my mind I *knew* I might get a reply from them saying they could get old computers. So, by golly, here it is below. I figure it is one or more Russian folks who are trying to make some sort of money. Times are real hard over there as you already know. But I'm not too sure about doing any business with them. I would likely work with an AWA member from Sweden, France or Germany that I personally know to get Russian radio gear. Hans F. may have some trusted Eastern connections to get Russian Computer gear. So, these guys are just spammers in my book as far as I can presently see. Oh well . . . Regards, Chris -- -- Christian Fandt, Electronic/Electrical Historian Jamestown, NY USA cfandt(a)netsync.net Member of Antique Wireless Association URL: http://www.ggw.org/freenet/a/awa/