[R-390] Re: My R390A

[Todd Bigelow - PS]

Indeed - it still happens with me, probably conditioning from all the OT's
telling me about caps going south like a shotgun or arcing that took out the
power, etc. I always get a little nervous towards the end of the peaking/dipping
cycle as to whether or not something will let go.

Still, it's great to watch as the meter(s) rise and fall in response to the
tuning procedure, and feeling the satisfaction of transmitting when everything
works right.

73, Boomer  KA1KAQ

Kenneth Crips wrote:

> The most delicious thing about the transmitters of the 50's is the feeling
> you have when you tune them up for the first few times.  On the one hand you
> have a feeling you are messing with a bomb ready to detonate at the first
> mistake made in the tune-up, on the other is the exhilaration you feel when
> you key it on the air for the first time and watch as the needle on rf watt
> meter climbs to 200, 300, 400, 1000 watts. What a tingly feeling!
>
>                                Ken