[R-390] R-390A's on Longwave?

[Philip B Atchley]

Hello all.
Next Saturday we go and pick up our (W6LRG and I) R-390A receivers. Both
will be re-capped, aligned etc (but no panel painting).  W6LRG is paying
and I get to do the work 8^)  I get to keep the unit of my choosing too!

Anyway, that's not what this post is about.

I remember reading something, somewhere, a couple years back that the
R-390A could be made to receive in the below 500kHz range without major
mods.  In fact I 'think' it just involved connecting to a certain point
in the receiver.... I don't want to do any real cutting or modifying of
the R-390A to accomplish this, especially if it disables the set for HF
work. 

As my primary listening interest is presently (and has been for a couple
years) NDB's (Non directional beacons) in the range of 200-525kHz as well
as some "stuff" well below that, I would be vastly interested in hearing
from anyone who has used a R-390A in that range, performance etc.

IF the longwave performance is poor or not all that good then I'll
probably build a longwave converter to convert 0-530kHz to the 10 MHz
range.  I presently use a homebrewed converter to convert longwave to the
80 Meter hamband but why add in the "below 7MC" circuitry of the R-390A
when performance often falls off some there?  
 

73 de Phil  KO6BB
Loving home provided for wayward Boatanchor Receivers
ko6bb@juno.com
Merced, Central California
37.18N  120.29W  CM97sh

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