[Milsurplus] R-808

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Dennis, actually it's a lot easier to find a power plug for the R-808 than 
for the R-392.  The one that fits the R-392 will work but you don't have to 
use it.  You can (and in fact that's what was originally supplied) also use 
the much easier to find cathedral sytle body as well  Which will not fit the 
R-392.

Joe, if I recall correctly Dave S. had some common pointers of problems to 
look for, and the fixes.  I don't recall the details but maybe he will post 
them again.  Was the manual you got with it the very thick one that covers 
the AN/MRC-55 or on just on the receiver?  Reason I ask is that I never came 
across evidence of the latter and would be interested in knowing if one ever 
existed.

In a message dated 6/19/2010 3:19:41 PM Central Daylight Time, 
w7qho at aol.com writes: 
> Joe,
> 
> The Marine Corps should have bought the R-392 instead but having said  
> that I have to report that I have been using an 808 paired with my ATC  
> for several years now on 160, 75 &40M with very good results.  Seems  
> to work better off an external regulated 28 vdc source than with the  
> internal DC supply.  Quirky front panel controls, RF gain control  
> works backwards in one of the operating mode settings and has several  
> quite useable selectivity settings but none labeled in kHZ as a couple  
> of examples.  Very poor performance on SSB, more BFO injection might  
> help.  Larger and heavier than the R392.  Have heard reports of poor  
> 10M performance but haven't used it up there myself.  Same hard to  
> find power connector as used the R392.  Dial scale calibration  
> includes 160M even though this band is below the frequency range of  
> the set according to the specs (Ham on the design team maybe?)   Mine  
> was a freebie so I don't really have much room for complaint.  :^)
> 
> Try your antenna on both the High and Low Z terminals and leave it on  
> the one that seems to work best.
> 
> Dennis D. W7QHO
> Glendale, CA

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