[R-390] 390() vs 390(A)

ToddRoberts2001 at aol.com ToddRoberts2001 at aol.com
Wed Dec 29 22:20:50 EST 2004


In a message dated 12/29/2004 8:55:54 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
chg111 at hotmail.com writes:
Guys-  I  have  an  R-391,  s/n  282,  that  I  got  from  Rick  Mish.
   Electronically,  it is tweaked to the nines,as all Rick's restorations
   are,  but  I've  never  been  brave-or  foolish-enuff  to  fire up the
   Autotune.  Rick  kinda suggested it would be in my-& the radio's- best
   interests  if  I  left  it  alone.  Too  many  tales  of R-391s eating
   themselves have convinced me this is the right thing to do.-Sandy G.
   C.H.(Sandy)Geiger III
Good advice Sandy.  I feel the same way about the motorized tuning on the 
R-389. It was fun to watch it work once or twice but after seeing how fast it 
would spin the main tuning dial I just don't think it would be wise to use that 
feature day in and day out. I  don't like to see that kind of possible wear and 
tear on the tuning mechanism if I can help it. I would imagine the same goes 
for the R-391 unless you absolutely positively have to see the autotune work. 
Just tune it manually and enjoy it for what it is - a fine example of 
engineering from the 50's era!  73 Todd Roberts WD4NGG


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