[R-390] Semi-blasphemy

[James Miller]

As a Harris employee, I thank you!  Although I don't work for RF Comms.
Division...  Yes a lot of neat stuff going on.  But I still wouldn't
part with my BAs!

Jerry Kincade wrote:
> 
> Well, I think my 390A's have finally met their match. Been playing with an
> RF-590A for a few weeks. Incredible receiver, hats off to good old American
> made Harris equipment, the Collins of the modern age. Of course, all those
> Navy ships I used to ride and fix 390A's and 1051's on have been using the
> 590/590A's for years now, this is just the first time I've personally had a
> chance to try one out. My Navy did well when they replaced the 1051's with
> these things! The only thing I can find wrong with it is it's only half the
> size and weight of a 390A, and after running it for 12 hours you still can't
> tell by putting your hand on top of the cabinet if it's been on or not.
> Which means the baseboard heat in my shack has to work harder. Can anything
> that runs this cool actually be good? :-) Coming soon from Harris (and maybe
> others): A new-age general purpose military HF receiver that will be totally
> software defined and reconfigurable on the fly, from front end to output.
> Some interesting stuff on the DoD and Harris web sites about that project,
> much of which is apparently not classified.
> 73, Jerry W5KP
> 
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