[R-390] new guy

[Bob Bruno - K2KI]

Hi Frank,

Oh My God!!! I am getting that goosebump feeling. I know exactly what 
you are experiencing as I came to being in a very similar way. Keep 
going and don't stop for anyone! And by all means, get those ham friends 
of yours to be your elmers! (If they aren't already).

Oh... one other thing... If you plan on BA's gracing your home, you 
might want to have your floors reinforced. I speak from experience. 
(there is something unsettling to the sound of a floor joist snapping at 
4AM).

By the way... What is your age? Just wondering if you caught the B.A.B 
at a young age.

73, cul...
Bob de k2ki

frankshughes at aim.com wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm new to DXing and SW in general. So I'm a few decades late to the 
> party.
>
> Don't have an FCC license, not transmitting at this time, but the 
> couple of HAM's I have recently made friends with
> say I may end up w/ a transmitter someday, I just don't know it yet.
>
> I became interested in  listening to SW for civil emergencies and 
> disaster preparedness.
>
> Bought a Sony ICF-SW07 (Hey, have to start somewhere...) and learned 
> how to use it to navigate the bands.
>
> That gave me the bug, so after a couple of years w/ the Sony, I 
> started Googling around to learn more about
> SW receivers.
>
> I started reading about Collins, as it came up frequently in Google.
> The 390 & "A" model were fascinating! 
> I noted that many people have put in /vast /effort in documenting 
> everything
> ever known about these.  Why? 
>
> So I started reading all the old HSN newsletters that Google found , 
> and reading the old "Tech Talk",
> and reading all the TM's that have been turned into .pdf's. (I enjoy 
> reading technical manuals - abbynormal, I know)
>
> That did it.
>  
> Bought an R-390A, 1958 all Motorola rebuilt by Rick Mish. A friend 
> gave me a home-built 10M antenna that I hung between
> a coupe of trees. 
>
> Well, one thing leads to another, so I recently bought a AN/URM-25, 
> HP-410C, HP-5316A freq. counter. (Already had a Tek 2215 scope.)
>
> Bought a pile'o tubes, and Chuck R.'s DVD on how to troubleshoot & 
> repair the R-390A.
>
> I have also discovered that the R-390A will receive radio "signals" if 
> powered on and tuned (when I'm not playing with the test equipment...)
>
> I have a ROHN-25 tower that needs to be put up, and an Alpha Delta 
> DX-ULTRA to hang on it. I also intend to shoot a long-wire over a few 
> of the trees
> so that I have two sources to try.
>
> I want to attend a HAM swap! There have to be some in Florida. I would 
> like to see if I can find some spare filters& related parts. //////////
>
> This is a fun hobby!
> Frank in Florida
>
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