[R-390] New to the list / My R-391 & those ELUSIVE Tools!

[Bob Camp]

Hi

Well the tools are missing for a very simple reason. The first tech to 
get a hold of he radio who does not have a set grabs them and puts them 
in his tool box.

The R-392 comes with the tools inside the bolted shut radio outer case. 
This makes the tools hard to snag without a bit of work. Most of these 
radios come out of the military with the tools still in place. Few of 
them make it past their first ham owner with the tools still there. I 
certainly never let a set get past me ....

The tube pullers are fairly easy to find. They show up at hamfests and 
on auction sites from time to time. If you are not to particular about 
color there are places like Contact East that will sell you wrenches 
that are approximately correct. Good luck finding original wrenches 
....

	Take Care!

		Bob Camp
		KB8TQ


On Aug 21, 2004, at 9:21 PM, Dan Williams wrote:

>
>
> Greetings, Name here is Dan - KG4WTL
>
> I am the proud owner of Collins R-391 #169, it resides with me in
> Chattanooga, TN
>
> Why are the back panel parts Sooooooo hard to come up with!
> ALL of mine are missing.
>
> Need both Tube Pullers, the Screwdrivers, and the Wrenches.
>
> Also still need the spare fuse cover.
>
> The Huntsville, AL Hamfest netted me a Power plug and an Antenna C to 
> BNC
> adaptor today.
>
> I have been slowly restoring this old beast, been a long hard road!
>
> Have put 2 reproduction tags on the front (why are the tags always 
> missing!)
> 2 new Reproduction top and bottom covers
> Reproduction covers on back
>
> This reciever came out of an old out building and had been sitting on a
> pallet with a TON of other vingage STUFF, I brought it home (it was 
> free for
> the hauling (almost soiled myself LOL)) and spent 6 hours cleaning it 
> up
> inside and out, checked it over and plugged it in... (keep in mind it 
> had
> been sitting in an unheated building for over 10 years!) and it worked!
> This is a testamonial to how rugged these radios really are, this one 
> is a
> real performer, it will outdo my kenwood TS-520, my Yaesu FT-101, it 
> runs
> circles around my Harris RF-350K!
>
> Now, WHERE CAN I GET THOSE DARNED ELUSIVE TOOLS!?!?!?!????!!!!
>
> Dan - KG4WTL
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