[R-390] Test Equipment

[odyslim at comcast.net]

 I agree with Pete. I recently had an R-390A that was so deaf the
calibrators could not be heard. Slowly tuning the bands, I found 
the faintest carrier, it was WWCR. I can usually hear it with no 
antenna. Anyhow, I was able to bring the radio up using that carrier
and the alignment tools only. The radio was put together from spare
parts and items bought on ebay. It was a pile when I started. Totally
deaf when completed. Everything was out of whack.

 My URM-25 was bought refurbished from a gentleman on this list.
It works very well with a voltmeter for  R390xx gear. I 
do also use a frequency counter as an option. It is home brew. 

Regards, Scott

----- Original Message -----
From: Pete Williams <jupete at bigpond.net.au>
To: r-390 at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:28:40 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [R-390] Test Equipment

G'day....  well, for goodness sakes guys... belittling a URM-25,56+years
old, because it doesn't do alinement/tests or whatever to current standards
pays no respect to history.--Vintaqe.
Used for R-390's it's perfectly satisfactory-why, you can align a R-390
using the calibrator if you read the manual and have your druthers about
you.
Any noticeable/useable  improvement using later sophisticated  gear is
fetishism to extreme lengths ---- get real !
Pete
 


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