[R-390] Shockmount Thanks..... & Phantoms of the Radios

[Barry Hauser]

Yup, the spiders are so old, they don't move so good any more.  They seem to
have favorite places to hunker down and die.  I don't know if they go in
there to die -- like old elephant burial grounds -- or they really think
it's a good place to set up shop, but then no tasty morsels ever show up.

Maybe I'm nostalgic, but there has to be something special about boatanchor
spiders.  In '390's I find they like to pass into eternity somewhere on the
inside of the back panel.  There are a dozen ways to get out, so they're not
trapped.  They had to go to some trouble to get in there - must have been
drawn to the aroma, possible orange glow and plenty of wires and things to
hang onto.

These radios come from all over the country.  Traveled with the gear to swap
meets.  Trundled and worse by big brown.  Stored in garages and attics and
forgotten about for a decade or two.  Most I've seen seem to be the same
breed -- as well as I can tell under the circumstances.  Meanwhile, all that
time standing vigil -- maybe 10, 20, 30 years?.

I feel bad about summarily brushing or vacuuming them out.  I think there
should be a procedure or ritual.  Maybe they should be put in a tiny shroud
and buried in a tube box?  (an NOS branded or Jan box, not a "white box")
Or immortalized as a fossil by embedding them in resin -- maybe epoxy, and
then replaced in the radio for good luck or to ward off evil spirits.
Oooops, might have lapsed into pagan blasphemy there, or start some crazy
hobby like pin collecting.  If so, back to Plan A and honorable internment
in a tube box.

OK, just vacuum 'em out then.  No 'preciation.

Barry


----- Original Message -----
From: "blw" <ba.williams@charter.net>
To: <r-390@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 9:02 PM
Subject: Re: [R-390] Shockmount Thanks.....


> Brian,
>
> Yes, each radio has at least one resident spider. I have a PH-56 myself
and
> I bet it has at least one old spider in there somewhere.
>
> Cat pee is the preferred method of keeping spiders out of radios, if you
> don't have access to geckos. (This only works on boatanchors)
>
>
> Barry
>
>
> > R-390 Fans:
> >
> > Thanks for all the answers regarding shockmounts and skis for my new
CY-979.
> > There is a local electronics junque shop where I can probably come up
with
> > some mounts that are close and fab up some skis.
> >
> > Had an interesting "find" in the new Motorola (Order No. 14-PH-56, s/n
> > 291)......while looking at the underside of the AF module, I discovered
a
> > gecko about 1 1/2 inches long and considerably dessicated, along with
three
> > unhatched eggs.  Clearly, this radio had spent some time in the tropics.
> >
> > Perhaps he was in there looking for spiders.....
> >
> > Brian, K7AIS
>
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