[R-390] 390() vs 390(A) vs 389

[Roy Morgan]

At 11:12 AM 12/30/2004, mikea wrote:
>...my 389 has > not been getting much exercise, I was wondering how much 
>rework, > modification, etc to bring it onto the HF Band?
>Glen, you may just have thrown your ball at a hornet's nest.


Indeed. Shall we organize an attitude-adjustment posse to go visit the 
deranged fellow, remove the endangered treasure, and leave a nicely 
restored HF radio in stead?

>I'll _trade_ you an R-390A for your R-389, I will, rather than see
>you try to modify it.

Of course, you *could* build a switchable converter to convert the HF bands 
down to the range of the R-389.

Or just tune it to 455 kc and run the IF from a normal set into it..

OR!  Just ship it to me.

heheh

Roy

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