[R-390] FRR-59/WRR-2

[John Kolb]

On Mon, 1 Jul 2002, Roy Morgan wrote:

> At 11:37 PM 6/30/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >Does anyone on this list have an FRR-59/WRR-2?
> >
> >I have an opportunity to buy one and would like opinions about the radio.
>
> Derek,
>
> I don't have one but others in the past have mentioned the beast.  I have
> seen one a couple of times, but never had a chance to buy one.  Here are
> some points I remember that others have mentioned.
>
> - the biggest heaviest receiver almost anyone can have.

Around 300 lbs, as I recall. I once had a pair of them, which
I could move around by myself by splitting it into 3 pieces,
case, RF section and IF/audio section.

My XYL was sure glad when I got rid of them  :(

> - has one bazillioon tubes, with at least one fan to keep them all cool
> - very noisy to be near (see above)

I sat in front of one 42 hours a week for a year while in
the Navy - it does have a fan, but I don't remember it as
being particularly noisy.

> - NOT for band cruising

Not bad -tunes in 100 kHz wide bands, only ten times worse than
the 1 MHz bands of the R-390. Now the R-1051 is a radio NOT
for band cruising.

John