[R-390] First radio thread

Tue Aug 16 18:13:53 EDT 2011

Junior high school radio club: HQ170 and Ranger 1
Local ham w S Line and R390A or non A, can't remember. He was a MARSian and  
got it on loan.
Another local was W6HX, DXer from waaay back, radio builder extraordinaire,  
most of the Radio Handbook stuff was his. Gear too numerous to mention.
My novice rig was a Viking 1 and an HRO-7.

We're talking about 1964. I could, and still can, copy 20wpm in my head.  
Like riding a bike.

Connected by DROID on Verizon Wireless

-----Original message-----
From: Cecil Acuff <chacuff at cableone.net>
To: KR4HV <kr4hv at numail.org>, 'Steve Toth' <stoth47 at yahoo.com>,  
r-390 at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Tue, Aug 16, 2011 18:34:27 GMT+00:00
Subject: Re: [R-390] Suggestions for SSB adapter for R-392?

That's also an interesting descussion...what was the first radio that you 
owned that got you started in SW listening.

Mine was an Allied Radio Shack P-Box Shortwave receiver kit.  Came in a 
plastic box that served as the perf board type of chassis.  Regen type radio  

but it worked fairly well for a kit.  Listened to HCJB, Voice of Russia and 
many of the other power house stations of the time.

Cecil
K5DL
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "KR4HV" <kr4hv at numail.org>
To: "'Steve Toth'" <stoth47 at yahoo.com>; <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: [R-390] Suggestions for SSB adapter for R-392?

Just for the record, my first SW radio was a Knight-kit Space Spanner and
then a BRAND NEW Hallicrafters S-107 in 1962 (wow) and a plethora of other
ones through the years.  I can tune SSB with the BFO vs gain control also
but it is still a compromise method, otherwise they wouldn't have produced
the CV-591 and all its variants.

I was looking for a modern day CV-591 or something that does the same
function and does a pretty good job, doesn't have to be "the same as a 591".
Didn't mean to stir the pot, just figured some of you folks might have
already "done it' or might have some hands on experience with units like the
Sherwood Engineering SE-3 MK IV (or others).

Tisha, Thanks for your suggestion. I'll check into it and I welcome any
other equipment suggestions.

Walt
KR4HV

-----Original Message-----
From: r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Steve Toth
Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 12:44 PM
To: r-390 at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [R-390] Suggestions for SSB adapter for R-392?

Since my first "real" receiver as a novice (back in 1962 - uh,oh, I'm dating
myself here) was an HQ129x, I learned to tune in USB/LSB with the manual RF
gain control and the BFO. The R390A works the same - no problem. However
an outboard adapter does make it easier ( I use an Icom R70 connected to the
IF out jack that's tuned to the IF freq. ).

-- Steve
"A democracy is two wolves and a sheep deciding what to have for lunch. A
republic is the same scenario with a well armed sheep." - based on a quote
by Benjamin Franklin

--- On Sun, 8/14/11, rbethman <rbethman at comcast.net> wrote:

From: rbethman <rbethman at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [R-390] Suggestions for SSB adapter for R-392?
To: r-390 at mailman.qth.net
Date: Sunday, August 14, 2011, 9:19 AM

Group,

Is it "just" me, or are there others that really DON'T have a problem
with USB/LSB/ISB with EITHER the R-390A or SP-600?

I regularly listen to Military ISB with either of them. USB/LSB isn't
an effort either.

All my antennas are oriented East - West in layout.

I can hear just about anything I want.

Bob N0DGN

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