[R-390] Kahn SSB Converter

Sheldon Daitch sdaitch at mor.ibb.gov
Thu May 15 11:55:27 EDT 2008


Frederico,

thanks for posting the nice photo of your equipment.

Would you be so kind as to post the legends for the
three meters and the function switch under the large
meter.

The photo doesn't give enough detail to read the
panel markings.

Jsut curious.

73
Sheldon
WA4MZZ

federico wrote:

>Hi Friends,
>           I have a working CV-1982 and I can say that it demodulate normal 
>SSB (both USB and LSB) without any problem, I have also a not so good copy 
>of Tech. Manual.. You can see my working unit at : 
>
>http://www.dottorbaldi.it/militaryradio/MILITARY%20RADIOS/RECEIVERS/COLLINS%
>20RECEIVERS/390plusCV1982
>
>73 de Federico IZ1FID
>
>Federico BALDI
>-Direttore S.C. Malattie Metaboliche e Diabetologia A.S.L. 11 - Vc
>-Direttore del Dipartimento per la Cura delle Malattie di Lunga Durata
> A.S.L. 11 - Vercelli
>
>
>
>Visit my website entirely devoted to military radio, military handguns 
>and aircraft clocks :
>
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>
>---------- Original Message -----------
>From: "Skip Frolik" <frolik at gulftel.com>
>To: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Wed, 14 May 2008 23:41:48 -0500
>Subject: RE: [R-390] Kahn SSB Converter
>
>  
>
>>Vezzy Interesting,
>>At least a decade ago I took in a stray KAHN SSB adapter.
>>This is the first mention of such in all these years.
>>That said however the one here must be a civilian unit
>>based on the model number. I do remember it had nuvistors.
>>Some with top caps. Remember that was the first time I
>>had ever seen a nuvistor with a top cap. Anyway unit here is:
>>
>>KAHN MODEL RSSB-62-1B
>>Single-Sideband Receiver Adapter
>>KAHN RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC.
>>81 South Bergen Place
>>Freeport, L.I., New York
>>
>>Also had a note here that is was set up for a 51J receiver.
>>It's buried way in the back of the storage area so I couldn't
>>get back there to take it out and look at it but those were
>>the numbers I had written down about it in my file. I remember
>>there was a book/service manual with it so at least some day
>>when I get it out I'll have the information hopefully I'll need.
>>Every  once in a while KAHN gear shows up down here but most
>>of the time there is no documentation. This time I was lucky.
>>Not sure how well any of it worked but it seems quite well built.
>>
>>Skip
>>WB4GMQ
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:r-390-
>>bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of ToddRoberts2001 at aol.com Sent: 
>>Wednesday, May 07, 2008 8:13 PM To: r-390 at mailman.qth.net Subject: 
>>Re: [R-390] Kahn SSB Converter
>>
>>Hi All,
>>Very interesting on the comments so  far on the Kahn SSB converter. 
>>It is still not clear to me though will the Kahn  unit still work as 
>>a plain SSB converter when hooked up to an R-390A? Will it  only 
>>work with a suppressed carrier ISB signal or can it still demodulate 
>>a  regular LSB or USB signal without carrier?
>>
>>Does anyone in the group  actually have a working Kahn SSB 
>>converter?  I have one I picked up several  years ago that is still 
>>in the box waiting for a 'rainy day' to hook it up to  see if it 
>>works at all. In the meantime I have had
>>
>>no luck finding a manual or  much information on it.
>>
>>Thanks for any further tips or info on the  unit.
>>
>>73 Todd WD4NGG  
>>-----
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