RE: F3A Special Pattern Radios
I still have my 8JN as well as a 5JN. I bought 2 5JNs back in the very early 80s (for pattern use, and a bit less expensive). When I got a promotion/raise I indulged in an 8JN which I flew for almost 15 years. I'll have to find them (I should have the manuals too), maybe post some photos. I've always kept all my old radios (one 5JN and a few WE Expert radios are still at my parents' house, though I'm sure my dad has cannabalized them by now - being an avid R/Cer and inveterate electronics tinkerer) - except for my Kraft radios from the '70s which were sold when I was made an offer I couldn't refuse.
-Will