[R-390] Proud owner

[Phil Atchley]

Yep, every radio room should have a bench heavy enough to hold a few =
good
boatanchors.  When I first bought this mobile home the first thing I did =
was
remove the doors off the 8 foot closet and put an 8 foot long counter =
top in
it for the listening post.  Well constructed with two by fours and heavy
laminated counter top it's not your usual piece of furniture.  It was
immediately "broken in" by setting an R-390A, SP-600, Ranger Transmitter =
and
Icom R-71A receiver on it, all at the same time.  It didn't even budge!!

On another note, I had intended to install an identical bench on the =
other
side of the small room to use as a repair bench.  Three years later I'm
still using the small Formica dining table that bows slightly under the
weight of an R-390 or similar rig.=20

Moral of the story?  When you move into new quarters, IMMEDIATELY set up =
the
radio room first, THE WAY YOU WANT IT!

73 de Phil, KO6BB
DX begins at the noise floor!
k06bb@elite.net
Merced, California
37.18N  120.29W  CM97sh

-----Original Message-----
=20
Hello All,
 I'm now the proud owner of  an R-390A/URR. Bought it today from Don =
Reaves
in Little Rock. It works but I am going to check a few things on it =
before
using it.
 Found out that my workbench is too weak and too small. The R-390A takes =
up
most of the room on it and causes it to wobble somewhat. Need to do
something about that too, ASAP!

Forrest Myers
AG4ND





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