[R-390] R-390 restoration and modifications

[Chuck Kembring]

Paul...
	I did enjoy your comments and perspective. I agree wholeheartedly.

<Paul Anderson Wrote:>

>But come on - there are a lot of R-390A's out there that would have been
>dumpster fodder 10 years ago.  Some on the list feel that St Julien Creek
>radios aren't worth bothering with, with good justification (their
>condition isn't worth the time needed to repair them properly).  Other
>people, like me, feel the St Julien Creek radios have enough potential to
>be worth the time, on average.  Certainly some will be lemons, but I
>suspect most clean up to be perfectly adequate radios.

	I bought two SJC's (Blue Stripers) from a junk yard here in Pennsylvania a
while back for $100 each hoping to make one good one from them and ended up
with both working for very little effort. Some Ham friends went along with
me and between us we bought 6 or 8 of them that day and to the best of my
knowledge, all of them are now working.
	I didn't mind the elbow grease for that kind of money and value, not to
mention the fun and education.

73,
Chuck Kembring	WB3LGG