[R-390] Restoration Candidates or Organ Donors

[Tom Norris]

Luckily I have a roomful of R-390A's and R-390's.

Guys, look closely at the audio deck. Is that a test adaptor
where V-602 (12AT7) should be? V-606 (6082) appears to
be a non-vacuum tube. Yea, yea, little teenie small things, but as
Paul points out, the PTO is hacked in and as I mentioned the
antenna relay is missing. While none of these things are
really "bad" who knows what has been done underneath the
various chassis.

On top of all that, it's a Motorola and not a true sacred
Collins (PBUA)* relic.

Tom NU4G

*Peace be unto Art.


>Beware on the R-390 (non-A) - it has a cosmos from an R-390A hacked into
>the wiring - hard to tell how much of a mess was made.  Otherwise looks
>fairly complete, but clearly needs restoration.  I'd say a reasonably nice
>candidate, since the VFO and relay are fairly obtainable.
>
>A new picture was posted of the bottom of the R-390...
>
>Paul