[R-390] new guy

[Dee Almquist]

Welcome to the "fever", Frank. Your getting a good start & there's lots 
of help here on the reflector (& other reflectors).
Dee in Virginia


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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