[R-390] She's a real beauty!!

[Phil Atchley]

Hi.
Howdy R-390A fanatics and "Barries" of all flavors.

Well that expected R-390A arrived at my door today.  I can only say one
thing about it.  SHE'S A BEAUTY!  The man said that it was cosmetically =
nice
and, except for the audio module had all EAC modules.  Well, inspection
shows that all the modules including the audio one are EAC, or at least =
have
EAC stamps on them.  The back panel is also EAC and it has a very nice
engraved panel.  So far as I can determine, the entire receiver is EAC
"EXCEPT" for the tag on the front that says Collins.  I suspect the tag =
was
missing and somebody stuck that one on it.

The PTO is Cosmos (ugh), everything including the gear train is =
spotlessly
clean (some dust of course).  It has all the black tube shields (not the
heat dissipating type), rectifier tubes, AND THE BALLAST tube!  This
receiver is definitely about the nicest "unserviced" one I've ever seen. =


It does play though S meter response seems to be down from what I'd =
expect.
But then I didn't have a lot of antenna on it (5 feet of wire).  I =
figured
that since the man I got it from had powered it, up a quick checkout
wouldn't hurt anything.  BUT, it won't be powered up again till I have =
gone
through it end to end with a fine tooth comb, replaced the capacitors
(especially electrolytics) and checked all the resistors etc.

The CV-979 Case:  DEFIINITLY a class act.  It is as shiny as the day it =
was
pulled out of the box (which I understand wasn't all that long ago).  =
Not a
scratch on it that I can see.  I was told it was a CV-929 but then none =
of
our eyes are what they once were ;-)  (Is there even such a critter as a
929)?

I REALLY think that this one is going to have to be a "keeper".  I've =
said
that before but though I've had some nice ones, none of this caliber!  =
It's
almost a shame to pull the modules as that is sure to scratch some green
paint off the screws <GRIN>.

I may eventually try to swap the Collins Tag (SN 4563) for a '67 EAC =
tag.
Yes, I know it's only a vanity thing. But hey, shouldn't a set of this
caliber be "correct" in even the little details?  8^)


 73 de Phil, KO6BB

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*  DXing THE WORLD WITH THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT.   *
*  RECEIVERS:                                      *
*    HAMMARLUND SP-600JX17 Surplus receiver with   *
*               HAMMARLUND HC-10 Sideband adapter. *
*    YAESU VR-5000 Wideband, REALISTIC DX-392.     *
*    Homebrew Longwave "Hybrid" CW receiver.       *
*    Others that pass thru or are waiting repair.  *
*  ANTENNAS:                                       *
*    Coil Loaded 18.5 Meter Long Sloper.           *
*    Roof mounted Hustler 6BTV 6 band Vertical.    *
*    Scantenna Scanner antenna at 7 Meters high.   *
*  LOCATION: Merced, Central California.           *
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