[R-390] Rack Mounted R-390A

[dr7zyq]

Also, your message seems to suggest that you can bolt a '390/A into a rack 
cabinet using the front mounting holes and let it hang in the rack.  They 
are well built, but not intended for that.  I once sold a radio to a fellow 
ham who passed away a year later.  I bought the radio back from his estate 
and then found that he had hung it in the rack by the front -- it no longer 
tuned smoothly, but would hang up and it took some work to get it back to 
tuning correctly.  A piece of aluminum angle mounted in the back of the rack 
to support the rear of the receiver is cheap and very easy to do.

If I misunderstood your comment, then never mind.

David, WA7ZYQ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ToddRoberts2001 at aol.com>
To: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 7:04 PM
Subject: Re: [R-390] Rack Mounted R-390A


> In a message dated 2/4/2006 8:54:17 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> future212 at comcast.net writes:
> My question is about mounting R-390A's in a rack. I have heavy duty
> sliders, but there is no built in holes for standard sliders in
> R-390A's. I'm thinking about making a side plate to secure the radio to
> the sliders. I know that I can secure an R-390 using the front rails,
> but would really like to be able to slide them out to work on or remove
> them. What is the best way to mount them?
> Thank you in advance for any information.
> 73's
> DW Holtman
> WB7SSN
>
> Always use extreme care when mounting a heavy radio like an R-390A in a 
> rack
> using sliders. I have heard stories where the radio slid out too fast and
> shifted the center of gravity so far that the whole rack toppled over onto 
> the
> person causing severe injury. A heavy radio mounted high in a rack can do 
> this
> more easily than you think. Just use common sense and caution and there 
> should
> be no problems. 73 Todd WD4NGG
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