[R-390] Installing a R390

[David C. Hallam]

BUD the chassis and cabinet people used to make rails that bolted to the
sides of a rack cabinet and carried the weight of a heavy unit like a R-390.
I have several pairs in my cabinet.  Sadly, they no longer make them.  I
guess they assumed radios were no longer heavy,

David
KC2JD

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of John Lawson
Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 12:59 AM
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Subject: Re: [R-390] Installing a R390




On Sat, 10 Jun 2006, Buzz wrote:

>
> http://webpages.charter.net/muttman/Inst_R390.jpg


   Oh NO!!   What on earth were you THINKING!!!

   Everyone, but EVERYONE knows that, when using a forklift to rack a 390,
you should always wrap (freshly washed) gym socks around the forks - to
keep from scratching your Baby...!

     ;}


   Seriously, though - not bad, if you can then get the rack in/out of the
shack easily after the Radios (and the spectrum analyzer) are mounted.

   Some folks advocate the use of side-bars made of aluminum or iron angle
- or using a rack with rear rails to keep the entire wieght of the 390
from hanging on the front panel - although I have no direct evidence that
this is an acute problem - and my previous 390s lived in a rack with only
4 screws in each one - they were (apparently) happy for years.

   My two rigs (390 and 390A) currently sit on the desk, but they, and the
rest of my gear, are destined for racking - so I'll soon face this exact
scenario - twice, plus the R-388, the WWV reciever, the smaller
transmitters, the Mdo Monitor, the AM scope, and a stack of RTTY
Apparatus.


   Cheers

John  KB6SCO
Carson City DM09fg
80M AM fone / 3880 Mhtz

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