[R-390] Stability

[Norman Ryan]

Hi, Tom and all,

"a cold 807 on the beach..."  

LOL!  Ya gotta love that imagery!

73 de Norman, KG4SWM


--- On Fri, 5/31/13, Tom Chirhart <k4ncgva at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Tom Chirhart <k4ncgva at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [R-390] Stability
> To: "Bob Camp" <ham at kb8tq.com>
> Cc: "R-390 at mailman.qth.net Group" <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Friday, May 31, 2013, 8:11 AM
> In the Navy we never turned them off
> but on occasion when shifting from shore power to generators
> when getting underway we did lose power...prayed that they
> survived the surge... Like Bob said, the 1051's were left on
> too, as guard channel receivers for HiComm nets, ship-shore
> RATT, HF broadcast receivers etc.. The only time we turned
> off a 390 was when the ET decided to complete the preventive
> maintenance so he could get his liberty card from the Chief
> ET... Been there, done that doing PM on antenna couplers at
> the end of the yard arms up 90 feet just to get off the ship
> for a cold 807 on the beach... Be patient these old
> receivers were built and weigh like tanks..
> 73
> Tom