[R-390] Another "Close to Perfect" R-390a

[Cecil Acuff]

That's the stuff that was added to make it perfect...you know...during the 
exhaustive no expense spared restoration.

Cecil....
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <JMILLER1706 at cfl.rr.com>
To: <R-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 9:50 AM
Subject: Re: RE: [R-390] Another "Close to Perfect" R-390a


> The one on epay, close to perfect?  White meter faces?  And what's that
> red wire underneath running from the front panel or AF module back to
> the PS, taped to the wiring harness with electrical tape?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Roy Morgan <roy.morgan at nist.gov>
> Date: Thursday, March 2, 2006 10:10 am
> Subject: RE: [R-390] Another "Close to Perfect" R-390a
> To: bill at iaxs.net, R-390 at mailman.qth.net
>
>> At 01:50 AM 3/2/2006, Bill Hawkins wrote:
>> >Well, I worked on two R-389 PTOs for linearity. Can't get much
>> >more Collins or much older than that.
>>
>>
>> Bill and others,
>>
>> The R-389 PTO is type 70H-1 (not 70H-2  or 70H-12).  It makes
>> FIFTY turns
>> not 10 turns end to end. It is rumored to have been the most
>> difficult PTO
>> Collins ever made. I assume that they were all made at Collins,
>> not
>> contracted out.
>>
>> I need one.
>>
>> Roy
>>
>>
>> - Roy Morgan, K1LKY since 1959 - Keep 'em Glowing!
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