[R-390] Interesting R390A

[David Wise]

Heh.

I'm looking forward to _attempting_ to SWL* on my no-suffix R-1051.
That is, once I have repaired it.  And made it reliable.

Sounds like this project will be a Full Meal Deal. 

Dave Wise

* No band cruising; fixed frequencies only.

Sorry for the OT, but does anyone have a spare cabinet for this model?

>-----Original Message-----
>From: r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
>[mailto:r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Randy and 
>Sherry Guttery
>Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 11:42 AM
>To: R-390-List
>Subject: Re: [R-390] Interesting R390A
>
>Why replace a 1051?   Don't know - but I can make some 
>semi-intelligent "guesses"...
>1) ever try doing any SWL'ing on a 1051?
>2) ever repair one of the "early" versions of the 1051?
>3) the earliest 1051s had some serious reliability issues - 
>eventually resolved... true - but some people just didn't 
>"like" them - and any excuse was good enough.
>
>again - just my .02 - and probably not worth that...
>
>-- 
>randy guttery