[R-390] Suggestions for SSB adapter for R-392?

Sat Aug 20 13:41:10 EDT 2011

My first radio was a boat anchor that my father borrowed from one of his 
friends. I was about 10. I do not know what the model was (~1967), but 
it was not new and it was a general coverage communications reciever. It 
was not a little toy. I listened to all of the powerhouses: HCJB, Radio 
Moscow, AFRTS, VOA, Rado Netherlands, Radio Australia, Etc. I also 
listened to some utility stations like the number stations and sometimes 
to hams. After a couple of years his friend wanted his radio back and he 
designed and made a regenerative reciever for me (1 tube -- triode/ 
pentode -- 6U8A). It was designed for about 5 - 15 MHz. I listened for 
many hours and steadily improved my skill in news analysis. I especially 
enjoyed Radio Moscow's mail bag program since they read and attempted to 
answer their hate mail. As a late teen I finally was able to afford to 
get a serious radio and bought an SP-600 at a thrift store. Great radio. 
Later after I got my ticket (early 20's) I got an R390A that was dead on 
one band, but a bit of work with a plastic alignment tool fixed that. 
Later I got another one at a ham auction. It tunes, but the KHz tuning 
knob does not activate the frequency display and I have not had the time 
to pull it apart and find where the connection is not working. I also 
have a few other radios, but have been rather busy lately and have not 
been listening as much as I might like.

Cecil Acuff wrote:

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