[R-390] T-3 removal question

[Scott, Barry (Clyde B)]

The best advice I can give is for you crate it up very securely and put it on a truck to Huntsville, AL, with my name on it.

Barry(III) - N4BUQ

> Greetings to all -
> 
> This afternoon myself and Dave Cain, W1DEC will be helping a 
> fellow list
> member pick up his new (to him) T-368 transmitter. Knowing 
> that this is
> no small task nor one to be taken err.....'lightly', I am soliciting
> comments from those of you who have recently or previously obtained a
> T-3 to go along with your R-390s or just hold the house down. My
> experience is limited to the RF deck I wrassled into the 
> upstairs of the
> carriage house after saving it from being turned into an antenna tuner
> and scrap metal. I have a pick-up truck, appliance dolly/hand truck,
> rope, and bungie cords(just in case) so we should be pretty 
> well set for
> tying it up once we capture it. I'm mainly curious to know if 
> there are
> any pitfalls to avoid like tubes that catch when sliding out 
> section, or
> any special sequences of events we should follow. Our plan is 
> to remove
> each deck from the cabinet, put the cabinet in the truck, 
> then reinstall
> the decks for the trip to prevent them sliding around or being damaged
> in any way.
> 
>  Any helpful hints will be appreciated. We're off to retreive it in
> about 5 hours.
> 
>  Thanks -
> 
> de Todd/'Boomer'  KA1KAQ

>