[R-390] Using R-390a in cold weather

[John Lawson]

     A lot (most?) of these radios had heaters in the crystal can - but you 
could mount the radio in an enclosed rack and then us a 50W lamp - or 
maybe those heating strips made for melting the snow out of gutters and 
roof parapets..   I use these on my satellite dishes, and never have 
problems in the winter...

  They were designed to run 24/7/365 in all climates from arctic to 
tropical, so keeping them on shouldn't be a problem - IIRC there are 
several ListMembers who havent' turned their 390s off in years.


   Unheated Quonset hut in NoDak in winter = Devotion to Hobby!!


Cheers

John  KB6SCO  in relatively balmy Carson City....