[R-390] Re: Y2K Addendum

[Barry Hauser]

As I mentioned some posts ago, I OCR'ed the '85 Navlex manual as a basis for 
the Y2K, so when you are reading the Y2K, you are mostly reading the last 
and best Navy manual that was published.  I agree that they are also 
generally better than the Army manuals, though I recall someone mentioning 
that the Army versions have a few things that the Navy books do not -- don't 
recall offhand what those were.

The reason for the choice was also that the Navlex was apparently produced 
by word processing and has a single column format (full width of the page). 
That's not particularly desireable for readability -- there's a reason for 
columnar text (limits horizontal "eyeball" scanning when reading), however, 
the single columns plus the relatively modern typeface made OCR-ing much 
more efficient and accurate.

Point is though -- no need to seek the Navy manuals if you have the Y2K.

Barry




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Crestohl" <W1RC at Verizon.net>
To: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 9:51 AM
Subject: [R-390] Re: Y2K Addendum


>
>   Hello to the Gang:
>   I  don't  know  this has been mentioned; it may very well have - but I
>   don't
>   follow  the  List as regularly as I would like so at the risk of being
>   redundant,
>   here goes...............
>   The  Navy version of the R-390A manual is far superior to the Army and
>   Air
>   Force  versions which are basically the same.  The troubleshooting and
>   theory
>   of  operation  sections are far more detailed.  So if you can get your
>   hands on
>   one of these you have a real gem.  They are hard to find.
>   I  am  wondering if it exists in .pdf format.  I have several versions
>   of the Army/Air
>   Force manuals in .pdf.
>   The Y2K rewrite is based on the Navy manual.
>   Best wishes for the Holiday Season!
>   73,
>   Michael,
>   W1RC
>
>     Wise  sayings  and  safety  is  coming  to the top of the list as a
>     popular
>     subject.  Early on mail suggested that these words of wisdom needed
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>     to soon to
>     start on the wisdom list.
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