[R-390] Will trade nice 390 or 390-A for

[Scott Bauer]

 Roy,

 You are 100 percent correct about the antenna issue. In fact that is my
weak point. I have a 1/2 acre mini-antenna farm.  I use a 48 foot tower
for HF and have an Alpha Delta Twin-Sloper that  works fairly decent
for SWL as well as transmitting the 160 meter band.
 I am going to moving within the next few years and one of my main
objectives is to get 4 or 5 acres for a real antenna farm.
 About the receiver. I don't have to get a boatanchor in trade for one
of my R-390xx's. I am looking for a real work-horse though. In fact, I
plan to sell a lot of my gear in order to purchase the Ten-Tec 340 or
something along that line.
 To sum it all up. I will have room in the near future for a good antenna
and am open to any good HF/ VLF receiver in trade. It does not have to
be hollow state, just good :-)
 Thanks a lot for your positive input. It is very much appreciated.
This goes to all of you that have replied as well.

 Regards, Scott W3CV
 
 

Roy Morgan wrote:
> At 08:42 PM 8/14/2006, you wrote:
>> I would like ... R-389 of some other High -End VLF receiver.
>>
>> I have to offer one of several R-390's or R390-A's.
>
> Scott,
>
> You may know that a nice R-390A is worth maybe $600 to $1000 and an 
> R-389 in any functioning condition might start at $2500 and up.
>
> If you want a tube type VLF receiver, you may want to look for an RAK, 
> RBA or an RBL. These are not really high end radios by todays 
> standards, but they will pull in a lot of signals below 2 mc.  Based 
> on what I've read (and only a little actual experience) the lower you 
> go in frequency, the more important antenna performance is.  The R-389 
> will hear very little more than an RBA will if your antenna is very good.
>
> Another possibility is to find one of the more modern solly state 
> receivers, such as the Watkins Johnson or CEI (Communications 
> Equipment, Inc,) receivers. One example is the CEI VLF-354 (earlier) 
> or 357 (later with nixie readout). These things apparently have all 
> you need for most any signal: selectable bandwidth, plenty of 
> stability, front end attenuator, noise limiter, BFO.  You certainly 
> should be able to get one for the value, in money or in kind, of a 
> medium-nice R-390A.
>
> Roy
>
>
>
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