[R-390] Average Ham Shack

[Jim Brannigan]

Absolutely on point.
I originally got my 390A to serve as a spotting receiver for DX'ing with a 
transceiver.
It was useless for DX'ing or contesting on crowded ham bands....(with a 
CV-591)
BUT... for SWL'ing or 75M AM it is perfect.

partial take-back......it did work well as a spotting receiver on 6 and 
2meters with the 14Mhz. output of the transverter split between two 
receivers...

Jim


Casual use...yes....ragchewing, schedules with a few friends on a round
table discussion..no problem at all....CW or SSB.

But...

When's the last time you used one for a SSB/DX contest or busting a split
frequency pileup on a rare DX station while trying to listen to both sides
of the split....all the while fiddling with the RF gain and BFO adjustments
to try an gain any significant intelligence out of it.

It's a pain...

Best suited to listening to BBC or chasing an African local broadcast on the
tropical bands.

I'll keep my FT-1000MP MkV for the heavy Amateur Radio stuff....