[R-390] Hosstraders hamfest/gear clamps?

[Bill Smith]

IHMO, the S-38B was the best performer of the lot and seems to have
withstood the abuses of time better than many of the other models.

Does anyone have a SR-75 they'd like to move along?  I grew up with one, but
stupidly took it apart when I completed a Heathkit AR-3.  R-390's were only
rumors in those days, complete with complaints of how much they cost the
government.  A year's salary of a very well-paid employee.

73 de Bill, AB6MT
billsmith@ispwest.com


----- Original Message -----
From: b w
Cc: R-390@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: [R-390] Hosstraders hamfest/gear clamps?


Todd,

I don't know about the size of the S-38B and S-40. The 38B knob is plain
bakelite, or plastic. No decorative center disk or trim ring. The only
thing that I do know is that the small knobs match the 5R10A, and I can
swap small ones for one large knob. This S-38B was given to me from the
family of the original owner and is in excellent condition.  It seems a
shame to not finish up the radio completely. I'm kind of surprised at
how well it receives.


Barry non Hauser

>
>> Well, if you are writing these important requests down and stuffing
>> it in your wallet, here is a big one for me:
>>
>> The large tuning/bandspread knob for a lowly S-38B. That is all I
>> need to have mine in top condition and they are impossible to find.
>>
>>
>> the other other Barry
>
>
> #2 (what a nickname!) Non-Hauser -
>
> Refresh my memory please - isn't this just the same knob used on the
> S-40* and others? If so, they are pretty common. I gave a couple to a
> fellow for an SX-62 last year. These had little chrome cones inside
> the face of the knob, though. Do the 'B' (Non-A?) knobs have these,
> the little trim ring around the edge, or are they completely black?
> Heh, there ya go - S-38B Non-A!
>
> I didn't hear anything back from any R-390-types attending Hosstraders
> about having a surplus of gear clamps to bring along, so I'll take
> that as a resounding 'nope'. I do have a couple more 'possible
> attendees', though - Merle W1GZS frome Maine (a-yup) and Bruce
> MacLellan, who will be attempting to make it up while visiting south
> of Beantown. The list continues to grow.
>
> Here's a link to the fairgrounds from I-89, scale is only a few miles:
>
> http://www.hopkintonnh.us/information/hop_fair_intro.htm
>
> Now, if we get as many R-390s to turn out for the 'fester, we'll be
> set. Instead of a chicken in every pot, we'll have an R-390 in every
> trunk, back seat, or pickup bed. That's what I call 'freedom and
> prosperity'!
>
> ~ Boomer  KA1KAQ



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