[R-390] Mystery solved....sortakinda...

[Todd Bigelow - PS]

Barry Hauser wrote:

>Boomer wrote:
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>>Mongrel = missing meters, covers, overall scruffy looking, works like an
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>R-390A
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>That's supposed to be a "D" model -- Depot Dawg.
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*scribbling notes....

>Stop complicating the official non-official designation system.  Also, an
>R-390 NON-A cannot be called an R-390-Plain as done for the R-1051 because
>it is actually more fancy.  More tubes, including 6082's which are very
>fancy, extra control or two, double-laminated side panels, full size BNC
>connectors, deluxe power connector, extra RF stage, etc.
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Okay, that's it. I'm telling Art!

>As you well know, Boomer, some folks of the upper New England persuasion
>(and possibly also many north of the parallel) are in the habit of ending
>many of their sentences with "eh?", whether it's a question or not.  So if
>someone from Vermont comes up to you and says "Hi there Boomer.  Do you want
>to buy a nice R-390 eh?"  Then what?  Of course, if they say "do  you want
>to by a nice R-390 NON-A eh?" then it will be more clear, though more
>annoying.
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You're confusing us with Cana-duh. Other than saying things like "aboot" 
instead of "about", most Canadians are easy enough to understand. We 
don't git many of the 'eh?' types here anyway, more the 
almost-but-not-quite-french speaking ones. They say things like "You 
canadien are, no?" Makes yer head hurt. If you ever run into Mr. Mike, 
ask him for a free demo. He grew up in Montreal and is fluent in 
whatever-it-is. Fortunately he speaks 'merican, too. Vermonters say 
things like "yessah" or "By th'Jesus" or "can't get theyah from heeyah". 
Yep, it's true - we ain't too bright, but we kin lift heavy things.

>Since this is the mystery solved thread and there was a recent incident
>involving a creeping MC knob due to a broken clamp, please allow me to
>change to a more substantive, though not particularly exciting alternative
>subject:
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>Why are were the clamps made of the breakable alloy they were made of?  Why
>not use brass or stainless steel?
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Y'know, this is the first one I've run into (figuratively-speaking, of 
course) but I must say: That's a damned good question! I thought of 
trying JB Weld just for grins, but immediately realized that this 
solution would simply give it an excuse to break someplace else. 
Nosireee - if I'm gonna break a clamp, it's gonna be a new one!

>PS.  An alternative solution is to always type the full designation of the
>rx -- R-390/URR or R-390A/URR.  When speaking out loud you would pronounce,
>actually shout, the last part like this:  UUUUUURAAAAAAHHHHHH!
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Oh, I dunno.....if a simple A is so confusing, what will that funny / 
thing and all those extra letters cause??