[R-390] Ah, now I see!

[bw]

Dirty, rotten, <expletive deleted>



> After 12 years of owning a R-390A I have FINALLY been
> given a R-390/URR!!  Another will follow when it gets
> dug out of the shed.  Happy day, happy day, happy day!
> 
> Its a Collins from the '51 contract, serial #1531,
> with no meters.  It seems to have very little use as
> all the controls are tight and there is no moon around
> the MG knob.  It has a Cosmos PTO and the IF deck was
> MFP'd in  '54 which doesn't match the rest of it.  I
> haven't found a power cord yet, have to go back and
> ask for it I guess.
> 
> The front panel cleaned up nicely, and the
> transmission responded well to oiling, very smooth KC
> change, MG is tight and snaps into the detent firmly.
> 
> But looking at the insides I see only a few
> similarities between this and the "A" model.  What a
> difference!
> 
> Poking, oiling, and cleaning,
> 
> Joe