[R-390] Broke 390 latest

[Walter Wilson]

> Oh I forgot, as to what you should do with the 390.  Sell it and get
> your 390a back if you can!

Now there you go trying to start some trouble.  Now everyone will pitch in
with their opinion of the R-390 versus R-390A.  You'll hear opinions from
both sides, probably, so here's mine:

I've worked on a LOT more R-390A receivers than R-390.  I know a lot more
about how to tweak and tune and fix the A model.  I feel like I can do a
good job on just about any R-390A, but don't have that same level of
confidence (yet) on the non-A.  BUT, here's the kicker.  I have one non-A
that I've worked with, and it has BETTER performance than my best A model in
both SENSITIVITY and AUDIO QUALITY.  Get in a tight band listening to AM
with some SSB signals nearby, and the mechanical filters in the A model will
put it a step ahead.  But on a normal night, the non-A wins in my book EVERY
time.  I especially love the MED (medium) "audio response" position on the
non-A, which the "cost-cutting" A model left out.

OK.  I'll crawl back in my hole now, but you got me stirred up.

Walter Wilson - KK4DF
http://r-390a.us
(REAL Radios: R-390A, R-390, T-368E, Ranger, Thunderbolt, KWM-2A)