[R-390] New Guy

[Cecil Acuff]

The Tapes are excellent...I have the R390A series and the SP-600...I wish
there had been more detail in the SP-600 tapes but....something is better
than nothing!

Chuck did a great job!

Cecil...
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lee Bahr" <pulsarxp@earthlink.net>
To: <R-390@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 2:39 PM
Subject: [R-390] New Guy


> 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
>
>
>
>
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