[R-390] R-390 Digest, Vol 102, Issue 25

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Pete,
 
Contact me off list and I'll help you.
 
Rich
 
 
In a message dated 10/20/2012 12:09:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
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Today's Topics:

1. Bust R390A  (Peter Cade)
2. Re: Bust R390A  (rbethman)


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Message:  1
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 11:32:56 -0400
From: "Peter Cade"  <petercade at verizon.net>
Subject: [R-390] Bust R390A
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I have an R390A that I haven't used for a  while. Which I decided to pull 
out
and check over. 

No reception on  any band, although some scary noises when I worked the band
switch.  

Background shot/thermal noise when I crank up the RF gain .  

Nothing doing when I stick a length of wire into E208, or E209, but  signal
apparent at E210.

Bit the bullet and pulled out the RF deck.  

All looking good on cursory first glance, but a closer look at the  band
switch reveals that wafer S206 is bust in half and the rotor is all  mangled
up. Aaaargh.

Anybody any ideas? Are RF decks still  available? Don't see any online. I
think I could replace the wafer if I  could find a beat up RF deck with at
least the switch OK - just need the  electronics, not the gears or the 
xtals.
A few hours perusing the Tech.Ref.  might help me  too.

Thanx

Pete





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Message:  2
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 11:50:06 -0400
From: rbethman  <rbethman at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [R-390] Bust R390A
To:  r-390 at mailman.qth.net
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Look at Fair Radio.

I believe  that they still sell RF decks.

Bob - N0DGN

On 10/20/2012 11:32  AM, Peter Cade wrote:
> I have an R390A that I haven't used for a while.  Which I decided to pull 
out
> and check over.
>
> No  reception on any band, although some scary noises when I worked the  
band
> switch.
>
> Background shot/thermal noise when I  crank up the RF gain .
>
> Nothing doing when I stick a length of  wire into E208, or E209, but 
signal
> apparent at E210.
>
>  Bit the bullet and pulled out the RF deck.
>
> All looking good on  cursory first glance, but a closer look at the band
> switch reveals  that wafer S206 is bust in half and the rotor is all 
mangled
> up.  Aaaargh.
>
> Anybody any ideas? Are RF decks still available?  Don't see any online. I
> think I could replace the wafer if I could  find a beat up RF deck with at
> least the switch OK - just need the  electronics, not the gears or the 
xtals.
> A few hours perusing the  Tech.Ref. might help me too.
>
> Thanx
>
>  Pete
>



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