[R-390] Framingham, MA Flea report Nov. 8 New R390

[flood at Krohne.com]

Thanks for all of the replies.  Hope to start the alignment this weekend.
I've already found out (the hard way) that the dial lamps are 28Volt not
the 6 volt of the "A".  However for a split second the dial was very
bright!  My five year old son, who thinks the radio is great because of the
army reference on the data tag, said, "Do that again Daddy!  Perhaps I
should read the manual?....

John Flood
TASC Department
KROHNE, Inc
7 Dearborn Rd.
Peabody, MA   01960
Tel.:  978-535-6060 / 800-356-9464
Fax:   978-535-8180


                                                                                                                                       
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----- Original Message -----
From: <flood at Krohne.com>
To: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 12:11 PM
Subject: [R-390] Framingham, MA Flea report Nov. 8 New R390


>
>
>
>
> Greetings,
>
> This is a small but usually well attended flea that is put on by the
> Framingham Amateur Radio Assoc. two times a year (spring and fall).
John
> >From CT, (forgot his last name) was there with some spare parts
> PTO/knobs/gears.  Next to him a someone had driven up from NY with a good
> looking R-390/URR.  a '51(for Collins) and it was looking for a new home.
> It had meters, top cover, power cord with connector, all internal covers
> and a good looking engraved  front panel.  It was stated that it was
> working and in current use.  Asking price was $500.  Fair considering the
> going price in "E" land.  As the morning went on and I sold a few things
I
> started offers.  At the end of the show, I had $425 in hand and just
enough
> left over to pick up the favorite coffee for "she who must hold the door
> open and let it pass incoming inspection".  I was lucky enough to
convince
> the seller that although less than he wanted, with todays high fuel
costs,
> the elimination of about 100 pounds of ballast would help to reduce fuel
> consumption and help to offset the difference.
>
> Powered up at home it seemed to overload on some of the local BC
stations.
> A quick adjustment of the gain control helped that and then the AGC was
> AG'ing again.  I let it run on a local station a few hours and after
> getting the kids to bed started tuning around HF.  Not much heard.  Tried
> the BBC on 5975 and found them weak.  Got depressed at that point and
went
> to bed.  The baby was crying at about 4:00AM and when I went in to sort
> things out I was wondering why the sun was coming up so early.  It turned
> out to be an aurora.  The baby and I checked out the light show and other
> radios on HF and they were dead as well.  I guess things are OK after
all.
>
> One thing I have noticed is that the tuning seems to be offset a couple
of
> kHz depending of the filter settings.  Is this a sign of impending doom?
> Now that I have some experience on the "A" It's nice to get this one as
> well.  The main question is, should this go on top of or below the '67
EAC
> R-390A/URR in the rack?
>
> John Flood KB1FQG
> TASC Department
> KROHNE, Inc
> 7 Dearborn Rd.
> Peabody, MA   01960
> Tel.:  978-535-6060 / 800-356-9464
> Fax:   978-535-8180
>
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