[R-390] Tom Frobase dead or alive?

[mikea]

On Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 11:48:30AM -0600, Skip Frolik wrote:
> Speaking of those machines ....
> Have you seen the new John Deere (GPS guided thereby making
> the radio connection on the forum .... Hi)Cotton Picker ????
> It cruises along the field never stopping while occasionally
> excreting out the back a fully bailed (or rolled in this case)
> in plastic wrap for pickup and shipment "Bail" of cotton.
> Pretty slick although it does remind me of the egg layer
> creature on the Si-Fi Alien series .... Hehehe.
> Unfortunately no R-390's in the AC cab though with GPS guidance
> the operator does very little and is there only in case of an
> "Unlock" condition. So install the r-xxx radio of your choice,
> sing a few spirituals, band cruise, and pick that cotton .... 

I wonder ... Is there room for much in the cab? Say a 20U rack off to
one side? Could I get an R-390 and a transmitter of some sort, say a
TS-520S or TS-530S? Would the GPS receiver tolerate 100W or so of HF
RF? Sounds ideal for CW ops: no hurry, just watch what's happening,
push the Big Red Switch if something goes wrong, and otherwise get
some QSOs in the log. With a diesel, the QRM ought to be way down,
too, which would be nice.

-- 
Mike Andrews, W5EGO
mikea at mikea.ath.cx
Tired old sysadmin