[R-390] COSMOS PTO EP ADJUSTMENT

[Drew P.]

Russ wrote:

"One question for you (and anyone else on the list who may wish to comment) as I want to go in, fix the problem and get back out quickly. I can't afford to have a lot of downtime as this R-390A is my primary receiver.  And, knowing how things work, something that I haven't worked is sure to show up if I am off-the-air."

One design feature of the receiver which suited the military, who, like you desire equipment with minimum downtime, was modularity.  This enables a swap of an entire subsystem with minimum time and effort to get the receiver back on line.  You might do well, therefore, to keep a few spare modules available.  If you had a spare PTO, you could quickly swap out the one in your receiver and immediately be back on line.  You would then repair the errant, swapped-out PTO at your leisure.

Drew