[R-390] New Guy

[Lee Bahr]

I would like to thank the following members for writing me for giving good
advice to me on restoring my R-390A receiver.  Mike Andrews, Randy Stout,
Andy Moorer, Byron Tatum, Cecil Acuff, Joe Foley, and Dennis Deaton.  Also,
those with R-390 web sites, thank you too.  The sites are truly amazing.

I would have responded quicker to all but I had a problem sending messages
to this list.  When I initially subscribed to the list I used my
w0vt@arrl.net mail address.  I soon found out trying to send messages to the
list with my main earthlink address would not work.  I think the list
administrator gave me a pass on my first message so it got through manually
by him.  I then subscribed with my regular earthlink account and when that
got going I then unsubscribed from the group with my arrl.net address.

Last night I took your good advice and downloaded the Y2KR2 manual.  (Thank
goodness I just purchased a new box of paper and had a new ink cartridge
loaded in my printer)!  I'm using dial-up here and it took some time (most
of the evening) downloading and printing the manual.  It sure was worth it.
I am totally amazed at the effort that went into getting the manual where it
is today.  I need to go buy a really good three hole punch today so I can
preserve the manual.  Thanks everyone for getting me started.

I plan to remove modules and inspect things, clean things, and try and
understand things before I start recapping the radio.  I will test tubes
while I am at it too.  I don't plan on firing the radio up until it is
recapped.  I realize it would be a good base to start from if I fired it up
before changing parts out, but I'm afraid if I have a short I could do some
damage.  I'd rather be careful and have good new parts installed at the
critical, known to fail, spots in the radio.  As I said earlier, as it
stands the radio looks nice.  It does not appear to be abused or dirty.  All
the meters and top and bottom covers are in place.  The front panel does not
look perfect but it does look very very good and so do the knobs.  This is a
Electronic Assistance Corp radio with serial number 4002 on it.  (I was
surprised to see the company was owned by Hammarlund as I have a couple of
SP-600s to restore too).

I just retired at 65, and although I am building a retirement home in my
"spare time", these projects will give me something to do and keep me out of
the XYLs hair!   I'm thinking of getting some of the Hi-Res tapes on the
subject.  They sure sound great. (Need to convince the XYL this would be a
good thing).  I'll keep everyone posted as I go along.

73,
Lee Bahr, w0vt
Houston