[R-390] Hosing those 390A

[Steve Hobensack]

Are not the coil forms of the R-390* made of cardboard? I have replaced an 
antenna coil due to the cardboard being scorched from excessive RF or a 
lightning strike. The slug wouldn't pass. Would not water dissolve the coil 
form? I would think that one would have to go to extreme measures to protect 
the coils from miosture during a water bath.
  ..Steve...N8YE