[R-390] Looking for DAVE in Birmingham
Peter Worrall, G4GJL
g4gjl at btopenworld.com
Fri Sep 23 12:42:33 EDT 2005
Alabama or UK?
Pete
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From: "Vic/Johanna Culver" <viculver at verizon.net>
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Subject: [R-390] Looking for DAVE in Birmingham
> Gentlepersons: Sorry if this is a little OT, but I'm looking for a route
> to
> Dave in Birmingham. I know he's on one of the lists, but the old brain
> cells just can't come up with location information -- not even the list he
> follows. Thanks for any pointers. Vic
>
>
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> 1. Meter Faces on eBay - Update (Barry)
> 2. RF sub chassis slug rack problem (Jack Absalom)
> 3. Re: Meter Faces on eBay - Update (Tim Shoppa)
> 4. Re: RF sub chassis slug rack problem (Peter Worrall, G4GJL)
> 5. Re: RF sub chassis slug rack problem (mikea)
> 6. Re: Meter Faces on eBay - Update (Barry)
> 7. Re: RF sub chassis slug rack problem (Barry)
> 8. Re: Meter Faces on eBay - Update (Tim Shoppa)
> 9. Re: Meter Faces on eBay - Update (Paul H. Anderson)
> 10. Re: Meter Faces on eBay - Update (Barry)
> 11. MB (Mini BNC) connectors (DW Holtman)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 08:12:16 -0500
> From: "Barry" <n4buq at aol.com>
> Subject: [R-390] Meter Faces on eBay - Update
> To: "R-390 HF Receiver List" <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> Message-ID: <001501c5c040$6bcf8810$8ab88781 at ingrimgs.com>
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> I "won" one of those meter face sticker sets and I got a notification from
> eBay this morning that the user's auctions had been removed and his eBay
> trading privileges have been suspended.
>
> Oh well, as I said, if my worst "loss" on eBay is $6, I suppose I'll be
> okay.
>
> Barry - N4BUQ
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 09:27:26 -0400
> From: Jack Absalom <kf4yio at charter.net>
> Subject: [R-390] RF sub chassis slug rack problem
> To: r-390 at mailman.qth.net
> Message-ID: <433402BE.3090400 at charter.net>
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> Hi Group
>
> I'm new to the group and am restoring a 1963 Teledyne R390A. I have a
> problem. I'm cleaning all the slug racks and roller bearings and one
> of the rack's bearings are frozen tight. They have appaerently been
> this way for quite a while as grooves have been worn on each side of the
> bearing where it slides up and down the mount. The outer bearings on
> this particular rack that roll on the cams are ok and cleaned up well.
> I just can't get these inner bearings to unfreeze. That's right, both
> sides are like this. All the rest of the slug racks have been cleaned,
> reassembled lubed and replaced. This rack has been cleaned lubed and
> replaced but I would like to either replace or fix it.
>
> Any ideas ?
>
> Thanks guys...... I used the R390A 's in the Navy and and NSA during the
> cold war and Vietnam. What a machine/rig!!!!!
>
> 73 - Jack KF4YIO
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 09:49:22 -0400
> From: "Tim Shoppa" <tshoppa at wmata.com>
> Subject: Re: [R-390] Meter Faces on eBay - Update
> To: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> Message-ID: <s333cfb4.072 at wmata.com>
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>> I "won" one of those meter face sticker sets and I got
>> a notification from eBay this morning that the user's
>> auctions had been removed and his eBay
>> trading privileges have been suspended.
>
> $6 is a lot for a sticker but eBay but they don't kick off
> sellers just because they're selling overpriced stuff that
> you can get for free elsewhere.
>
> Maybe this guy did grab the graphics for his stickers off
> the web but even if he did I don't think the guy who copied
> graphics from the original meter to his website can claim
> ownership of the meter graphics. I mean there are lots of
> guys selling CD's filled with BAMA manuals etc. and I don't
> think E-bay would take down a seller just because the guy
> who scanned in a manual complained. They probably would
> if the manufacturer/publisher who did own the copyright
> complained.
>
> Maybe he was selling other "downloaded from the web" items
> that really stepped over the line.
>
> Tim.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 15:02:41 +0100
> From: "Peter Worrall, G4GJL" <g4gjl at btopenworld.com>
> Subject: Re: [R-390] RF sub chassis slug rack problem
> To: "Jack Absalom" <kf4yio at charter.net>, <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> Message-ID: <005901c5c047$76a1e6a0$0300000a at pete>
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>
> Jack which slug rack is the problem?
>
> I have a few spares, but not all versions.
> Happy to send FOC from UK if you cant get a more local fix.
> Will be on VAC for 3 weeks so if time is not pressing you have at least a
> chance.
>
>
>
> Pete
> G4GJL
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jack Absalom" <kf4yio at charter.net>
> To: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 2:27 PM
> Subject: [R-390] RF sub chassis slug rack problem
>
>
>> Hi Group
>>
>> I'm new to the group and am restoring a 1963 Teledyne R390A. I have a
>> problem. I'm cleaning all the slug racks and roller bearings and one of
>> the rack's bearings are frozen tight. They have appaerently been this
>> way for quite a while as grooves have been worn on each side of the
>> bearing where it slides up and down the mount. The outer bearings on
>> this particular rack that roll on the cams are ok and cleaned up well.
>> I
>> just can't get these inner bearings to unfreeze. That's right, both
>> sides
>> are like this. All the rest of the slug racks have been cleaned,
>> reassembled lubed and replaced. This rack has been cleaned lubed and
>> replaced but I would like to either replace or fix it.
>>
>> Any ideas ?
>> Thanks guys...... I used the R390A 's in the Navy and and NSA during the
>> cold war and Vietnam. What a machine/rig!!!!!
>>
>> 73 - Jack KF4YIO
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> ------------------------------
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> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 09:09:03 -0500
> From: mikea <mikea at mikea.ath.cx>
> Subject: Re: [R-390] RF sub chassis slug rack problem
> To: Jack Absalom <kf4yio at charter.net>
> Cc: r-390 at mailman.qth.net
> Message-ID: <20050923090903.A58218 at mikea.ath.cx>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
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> On Fri, Sep 23, 2005 at 09:27:26AM -0400, Jack Absalom wrote:
>> Hi Group
>>
>> I'm new to the group and am restoring a 1963 Teledyne R390A. I have a
>> problem. I'm cleaning all the slug racks and roller bearings and one
>> of the rack's bearings are frozen tight. They have appaerently been
>> this way for quite a while as grooves have been worn on each side of the
>> bearing where it slides up and down the mount. The outer bearings on
>> this particular rack that roll on the cams are ok and cleaned up well.
>> I just can't get these inner bearings to unfreeze. That's right, both
>> sides are like this. All the rest of the slug racks have been cleaned,
>> reassembled lubed and replaced. This rack has been cleaned lubed and
>> replaced but I would like to either replace or fix it.
>>
>> Any ideas ?
>>
>> Thanks guys...... I used the R390A 's in the Navy and and NSA during the
>> cold war and Vietnam. What a machine/rig!!!!!
>
> I think Fair Radio is still selling RF decks; I know they used to, and
> have some from there. I think they have the slug racks.
>
> Check with Fair first, to see if they'll sell you a slug rack or RF deck.
> If they're out or won't part one out for you, then get back with me and
> I'll see what we can work out.
>
> --
> Mike Andrews, W5EGO
> mikea at mikea.ath.cx
> Tired old sysadmin
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 09:20:45 -0500
> From: "Barry" <n4buq at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [R-390] Meter Faces on eBay - Update
> To: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> Message-ID: <000a01c5c049$fe13e730$8ab88781 at ingrimgs.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Well, $5 + $1 shipping would have been a good price for me if these had
> been
> high-quality images on some of the better "sticker" media I've heard
> about.
> I'm pretty sure I couldn't buy a pack of that stuff for less than that so
> I
> was figuring this would have been a good deal for me since I wouldn't have
> any use for the stuff much of anywhere else. When I saw the finished
> product, however...
>
> It pays to ask questions. I just didn't bother this time because the
> price
> was reasonable and I was figuring it was someone out there really trying
> to
> help out us R390[A] owners. Caveat emptor.
>
> Barry - N4BUQ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tim Shoppa" <tshoppa at wmata.com>
> To: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 8:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [R-390] Meter Faces on eBay - Update
>
>
>> I "won" one of those meter face sticker sets and I got
>> a notification from eBay this morning that the user's
>> auctions had been removed and his eBay
>> trading privileges have been suspended.
>
> $6 is a lot for a sticker but eBay but they don't kick off
> sellers just because they're selling overpriced stuff that
> you can get for free elsewhere.
>
> Maybe this guy did grab the graphics for his stickers off
> the web but even if he did I don't think the guy who copied
> graphics from the original meter to his website can claim
> ownership of the meter graphics. I mean there are lots of
> guys selling CD's filled with BAMA manuals etc. and I don't
> think E-bay would take down a seller just because the guy
> who scanned in a manual complained. They probably would
> if the manufacturer/publisher who did own the copyright
> complained.
>
> Maybe he was selling other "downloaded from the web" items
> that really stepped over the line.
>
> Tim.
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> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 09:22:37 -0500
> From: "Barry" <n4buq at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [R-390] RF sub chassis slug rack problem
> To: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> Message-ID: <001801c5c04a$3f8f0e60$8ab88781 at ingrimgs.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Didn't some of the slug racks have non-rolling "bearings"? In other
> words,
> they were there just to keep the slug rack aligned, but didn't roll. I
> think some of my Motorola racks are that way. Perhaps your RF deck has a
> renegade slug rack from another deck?
>
> Barry - N4BUQ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jack Absalom" <kf4yio at charter.net>
> To: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 8:27 AM
> Subject: [R-390] RF sub chassis slug rack problem
>
>
>> Hi Group
>>
>> I'm new to the group and am restoring a 1963 Teledyne R390A. I have a
>> problem. I'm cleaning all the slug racks and roller bearings and one
>> of the rack's bearings are frozen tight. They have appaerently been
>> this way for quite a while as grooves have been worn on each side of the
>> bearing where it slides up and down the mount. The outer bearings on
>> this particular rack that roll on the cams are ok and cleaned up well.
>> I just can't get these inner bearings to unfreeze. That's right, both
>> sides are like this. All the rest of the slug racks have been cleaned,
>> reassembled lubed and replaced. This rack has been cleaned lubed and
>> replaced but I would like to either replace or fix it.
>>
>> Any ideas ?
>>
>> Thanks guys...... I used the R390A 's in the Navy and and NSA during the
>> cold war and Vietnam. What a machine/rig!!!!!
>>
>> 73 - Jack KF4YIO
>> _____________________________________________________________
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>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:58:02 -0400
> From: "Tim Shoppa" <tshoppa at wmata.com>
> Subject: Re: [R-390] Meter Faces on eBay - Update
> To: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> Message-ID: <s333dfd2.005 at wmata.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
>
>> if these had been high-quality images on some of the better
>> "sticker" media I've heard about.
>
> Not that I have anything against those who make high-resolution
> raster scans of dials, meter faces, etc., for others to use, but
> for the ultimate quality these graphics ought to be presented
> in a vector rather than bitmap format. That way you get full
> resolution out of whatever media they finally get printed on.
>
> Good vector formats (including PDF, which also supports
> raster images) have no problem at all doing arcs, putting
> text along a curved baseline, etc. And it looks wonderful
> no matter what resolution you zoom in to, there's no pixellation
> in the "vector original" at all.
>
> At my day job I've done some SVG (scalable vector graphics) that looks
> wonderful at any zoom level.
>
> If I ever get around to making my own artwork for some as-of-yet
> hypothetical R-390A meters I'll do it as vector PDF files and
> let everybody here know :-).
>
> Tim.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:02:34 -0400 (EDT)
> From: "Paul H. Anderson" <paul at pdq.com>
> Subject: Re: [R-390] Meter Faces on eBay - Update
> To: Tim Shoppa <tshoppa at wmata.com>
> Cc: r-390 at mailman.qth.net
> Message-ID: <20050923110023.M18429 at login.pdq.com>
> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
>
>
> The other aspect of the problem is that different meter faces are
> different sizes and shapes, with different locations of mounting holes,
> etc.
>
> To be 'perfect', we need a high resolution ink mask for each of the
> various common types of meters - ideal, simpson, international, etc.
>
> Paul
>
> On Fri, 23 Sep 2005, Tim Shoppa wrote:
>
>>> if these had been high-quality images on some of the better
>>> "sticker" media I've heard about.
>>
>> Not that I have anything against those who make high-resolution
>> raster scans of dials, meter faces, etc., for others to use, but
>> for the ultimate quality these graphics ought to be presented
>> in a vector rather than bitmap format. That way you get full
>> resolution out of whatever media they finally get printed on.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:55:51 -0500
> From: "Barry" <n4buq at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [R-390] Meter Faces on eBay - Update
> To: "Tim Shoppa" <tshoppa at wmata.com>, <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> Message-ID: <001a01c5c057$46752fe0$8ab88781 at ingrimgs.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> I agree. There's a program floating around the internet called simply
> "Meter". It allows you to make a very detailed image of whatever kind of
> meter face you want. I don't know what image type it creates, but
> hopefully
> it will have sufficient resolution such that any pixellations aren't
> noticed.
>
> One of these days...
>
> Barry - N4BUQ
>
>
>> if these had been high-quality images on some of the better
>> "sticker" media I've heard about.
>
> Not that I have anything against those who make high-resolution
> raster scans of dials, meter faces, etc., for others to use, but
> for the ultimate quality these graphics ought to be presented
> in a vector rather than bitmap format. That way you get full
> resolution out of whatever media they finally get printed on.
>
> Good vector formats (including PDF, which also supports
> raster images) have no problem at all doing arcs, putting
> text along a curved baseline, etc. And it looks wonderful
> no matter what resolution you zoom in to, there's no pixellation
> in the "vector original" at all.
>
> At my day job I've done some SVG (scalable vector graphics) that looks
> wonderful at any zoom level.
>
> If I ever get around to making my own artwork for some as-of-yet
> hypothetical R-390A meters I'll do it as vector PDF files and
> let everybody here know :-).
>
> Tim.
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> Message: 11
> Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 09:35:58 -0600
> From: "DW Holtman" <future212 at comcast.net>
> Subject: [R-390] MB (Mini BNC) connectors
> To: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> Message-ID: <001201c5c057$a1bef020$61c3b643 at dw2q2am1a08eq5>
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> I recently acquired some very high quality Coax (RG-188) from one of the
> many helpful members if this group. Does anyone have any helpful hints on
> rebuilding the straight MB connectors? The 90-degree connectors look easy.
> However, the straight connectors look much more difficult to rebuild.
>
> Is the coax shield attached with a crimp? I have opened one up, but I'm a
> little bit nervous about tearing it apart,for fear about breaking the part
> holding the braid behind the pin.
>
> Does the small Teflon ring that rests at the base of the center pin
> installed before or can it be put on after applying the heat?
>
> Any help would be a lot of help.
>
> 73's
>
> DW Holtman, WB7SSN
>
>
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