[Boatanchors] re:question

[Jim Brannigan]

This has been debated endlessly on the R-390 reflector and has nothing to do 
with newbies, lids or anything else but simple identification.
Unlike KWM's, 32S-3's, etc. there are significant electrical differences 
between R-390's and the "A" model. ( a completely different IF strip for 
one)

It is easy to miss the a in a text message so  "non A" is used to highlight 
the radio under discussion.

Thats all there is to it.......

Jim

> On 3/12/07, Bob Young <youngbob53 at msn.com> wrote:
>> Actually I suppose I should have kept my thoughts to myself, I find 390 
>> "non
>> A" redundant, sorry if anyone took me seriously,
>
> But this is serious stuff, Bob -
>
> I bet you didn't know that, by using the same approach, the R-390
> non-A is also known as the R-390 non-391, R-390 non-B, R-390 non-388,
> R-390 non-Icom. I think the mentality is that describing what it isn't
> is much easier and better than saying what it really is? I've heard
> some say that they do this to "help the newbies, since it's so
> difficult to tell the 2 models apart". Hmm.....help a newbie by giving
> them misinformation. Cool idea. As Robert points out, there are
> several ways you can tell which is which just by looking at it. We've
> been doing it wrong for years, along with the military and
> manufacturers. The newer, dumbed-down approach fits better in today's
> world.
>
> Once you embrace this approach, you realize there are many more
> examples out there: The Collins KWM-2 non-A, SX-28 non-A, 75S-3 non-A
> non-B non-C and so on. After all, any expert knows the A model came
> first because it's at the beginning of the alphabet! And you just know
> there are others out there waiting to be discovered, like non-X
> models, even numerically-challenged items like the NC-173 non-183.
>
> Think of it as a lid filter, Bob. If you're looking for accurate info
> and someone makes reference to the 'R-390 non-A', head for the door.
>
> ~ Todd non-Bob, KA1KAQ non-KA2