[R-390] Crayola front panels

[Bob Camp]

Hi

If you just paint the edges you will take care of the light leak 
problem.

I suspect that Hank will be looking for a couple hundred pieces on this 
one ...

Just walking through .....

	Enjoy!

		Bob Camp
		KB8TQ


On Apr 20, 2005, at 10:22 PM, Cecil Acuff wrote:

> That's a pretty cool idea Bob.  Engrave through the aluminum front 
> panel and into the lexan layer.  Paint the front and rear aluminum 
> pieces black and introduce light some how into the lexan layer to 
> illuminate the engravings in the lexan.  I believe that would be one 
> cool looking panel.  Got to find some way to close the edges so the 
> light wouldn't escape and ruin the effect in a darkened room.  Top 
> aluminum panel could have folded edges to contain the lexan layer.
>
> If we go to all that trouble maybe we could come up with a retro style 
> red LED frequency display to replace the veeder root counter mounted 
> in the same display cover....7 segment or maybe even dot matrix LED.
>
> A real cool 2005 R-390B...If we could come up with a neat affordable 
> retrofit for the mechanical filters.....Hmmm
>
> Cecil...
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Camp" <ham at cq.nu>
> To: <Flowertime01 at wmconnect.com>
> Cc: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 8:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [R-390] Crayola front panels
>
>
>> Hi
>>
>> Now if I was going to try to stir things up I would suggest we make 
>> the panel out of a aluminum / lexan / aluminum sandwich. That way we 
>> get conductivity, rigidity, *and* we can use rear mounted color coded 
>> LED's to illuminate the markings. The LED's could change colors to 
>> match the mood of the station we are listening to ....
>>
>> But of course I would *never* stir things up ....
>>
>> Enjoy!
>>
>> Bob Camp
>> KB8TQ
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Apr 20, 2005, at 9:38 PM, Flowertime01 at wmconnect.com wrote:
>>
>>> Bob,
>>>
>>> Be careful,
>>>
>>> This horse ain't dead yet and you could get kicked.
>>>
>>> Roger KC6TRU
>>>
>>> I
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