[R-390] Mods and Mods

[Barry Hauser]

Perry wrote :

> I suppose if you are using your receiver with or near a transmitter Having 
> the antenna relay makes
> since.  For those of us who are just using them for listening it is really 
> a PITA.   By the time
> you put on a Twin-ax adapter, then another adapter to a BNC or worse a SO 
> 239 you have a 5 or 6
> inch monstrosity sticking out the back.  This can be a problem when one 
> wants to use it on a table
> top that's less than the size of the Titanic.

Not really a problem:  Right angle twinax adapters handle that situation 
nicely and also serve to take strain off the antenna cable.  These usually 
ground one side of the twinax internally and have a coax -- SO-239 or 
C-Connector, etc. -- on the other end.  Any additional adapters will be 
running downward, not back. If you can't find one, you can make up a "soft" 
adapter out of a regular twinax connector and a length of coax with the 
desired type of connector on the other end.  But the right angle adapter is 
worth getting -- it's neater.

Often, this a non-issue altogether:  Many '390's are in cabinets or racks 
substantially deeper than the receivers so the back panels are well away 
from the wall anyway.

Barry