[R-390] Capehart Update and questions?

[Ronnie Davis]

Hello
Well I finally got a chance to take a look at my Capehart R-390A. It has
been a long time since I looked at it, and did not remember anything except
the bad Function Switch. Well it is in worse shape than I remembered.
Someone has put a 239 antenna connector on the back, but it was installed in
a way that I can put the original back on and it will not hurt the rig. They
took the plate off the antenna coupler and removed the old one and then used
the original holes to hold the new one on the back. I have a used antenna
coupler that im going to install and make it original again, so that should
fix that problem. One problem I have that I did not know I had, is that
someone has done a "mod" to do away with 3TF7 ballast tube. I have not had
time to look and see exactly what was done, but im sure it works, and that
some kind of mod was done. Is it safe to do away with the ballast tube, or
should I say, what is the best way to do away with it? Also, the entire rig
is going to have to cleaned very good, cause it is very dirty, gear train
full of grease, dirt every where and the front panel is going to have to be
redone. So I have much more work to do than I thought I would have to do. Is
there a place that I can post pics of the rig, before and after photos for
all to see, or should I just make my own website? Thanks for the help in
advance.
Ronnie
KE4VPN