[R-390] New Advance in Modern Technology

[Bob Camp]

Hi

Well it doesn't take long looking at new radios costing over $5,000 to 
make one believe that the R-390 *is* the poor man's permeably tuned 
communications receiver.

	Take Care!

		Bob Camp
		KB8TQ


On Jan 18, 2005, at 8:51 PM, Sam wrote:

> Bob,
>
> Now, if one of the manufactures would just produce a "Poor-Mans" 
> permeably
> tuned Communication receiver
> it would be like double icing on the cake and we could stay up later at
> night too. But that's probably wishful thinking.
>
> Sam
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Camp" <ham at cq.nu>
> To: "Sam" <sdman at cableone.net>; "R-390 HF Receiver List"
> <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 6:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [R-390] New Advance in Modern Technology
>
>
>> Hi
>>
>> Permeably tuned car radios. Yes, that was back in the days when you
>> could actually listen to AM radio in your car.
>>
>> Maybe the tuned coils make things sound better .....
>>
>> Take Care!
>>
>> Bob Camp
>> KB8TQ
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jan 18, 2005, at 4:55 PM, Sam wrote:
>>
>>> Bob,
>>>
>>> You are not alone. A lot of us have the the same afliction and I 
>>> don't
>>> see
>>> any cure for it
>>> in the future. Maybe that "Look" we get from our wives helps quench
>>> the urge
>>> when
>>> we mention a new toy.
>>> Remember the permeability tuned car radios of the 40s and 50s?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Keep up the spirit,
>>>
>>> Sam Doughty
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Bob Camp" <ham at cq.nu>
>>> To: "R-390 HF Receiver List" <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 10:56 AM
>>> Subject: [R-390] New Advance in Modern Technology
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> I just can't help my self .....
>>>>
>>>> I'm sitting here reading an ad for a radio that probably costs more
>>>> than a new car. It's a Yaesu FT dx 9000D. One of  the major claimed
>>>> advances in this radio is:
>>>>
>>>> "Three permeability-tuned, motor -driver "u" RF Tuning modules with
>>>> Q>300, for ultra-sharp RF selectivity found nowhere else in the
>>>> Amateur
>>>> Radio industry"
>>>>
>>>> Gee I wonder if I can find any other radios around here with coil
>>>> racks
>>>> in the front end....
>>>>
>>>> Seems like the world is finally re-learning what they already knew >
>>>> 50
>>>> years ago.
>>>>
>>>> I wonder if 6C4 front ends are going to make a come back when they
>>>> break the $20,000 barrier.
>>>>
>>>> Like I said I just can't help myself ... somebody get a net ...
>>>>
>>>> Enjoy!
>>>>
>>>> Bob Camp
>>>> KB8TQ
>>>>
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