[R-390] Anyone else have R-390 case besides me?

[Paul H. Anderson]

I'm confused... Mac was selling CY-979A cases, which are louvered (see
<http://www.pdq.com/boatanchors/cy-979a>), have shock mounts, and are
intended in part for vehicle and other mobile applications.  There is
another case, a CY-917, that I thought was a lighter weight table top case
for the R-390 series and SP-600.  I looked in my archives, and see a note
from Tom N50FF about a case he has
<http://www.geocities.com/courir26/Ed390A.jpg> which he says is not a
CY-917, but appears to be made for the 390.

Of course there are other sources for cabinets that will hold the R-390
radios, and I have several of these as well (I think one is a Bud, another
may be a Heathkit cabinet).

So what case are we talking about?  A CY-979 (is there one of these?), a
CY-979A, a CY-917, or something else?

Thanks,

Paul

 On Thu, 10 Oct 2002, Todd Bigelow - PS wrote:

> Those were R-390A cases Rich, for the 'A' model. Mike was referring to the
> original R-390 case. Although very similar, the R-390 and the later cost-reduced
> version are different radios, hence the addition of the 'A' designation. Many
> users tend to refer to them generically as the R-390, some even go so far as to
> rename the R-390 as the "non-A", but if you check the tags and manuals, you'll
> never see the term 'non-A' used. Only R-390 and R-390A.
>
> I'd have to guess that the original R-390 cabinets aren't as plentiful as the
> later 'A' models. I have seen a few(2-3) in recent years, but not many. As Mike
> mentioned, unlike the cabinet for the 'A' model, the R-390 cabinets are covered
> with louvers to help remove the excess heat. Can't imagine what would happen if
> you stuck an R-390 into a cabinet designed for the 'A' and used it for any
> length of time. Wonder how long before tubes started to crap out or transformers
> heated up and shorted? (no, this isn't a request for a test!).
>
> 73 de Todd/'Boomer'  KA1KAQ
>
> Bill Riches wrote:
>
> > A bunch of cases were made for Desert Storm.  The ones that did not make it
> > to the desert were snapped up by Mac McCullough in Texas and he resold them
> > for around $300.00.  New with original packing - a piece of art - well worth
> > it and makes the radio look very impressive - mine is in the living room and
> > no static!!