[R-390] R-391 Set-up

[Rick Popovich]

Thanks again Paul,

Yes, I have been reading a number of pieces on the chaos that can occur
if the Auto tune is activated and knobs are not locked down. I have
printed the manual section on "Presetting the Frequency Channels". I've
done the RF deck sync on a R-390 before and I'm not looking forward to
doing it again.

As one mentioned yesterday setting the presets can be somewhat confusing
at times, but if I take it slow & double check each step I'm sure
everything will be OK.

I want to set it all up in a small rack enclosure I have so I can also
use it with other related pieces I have.

I will let the group know when I have given it a try.

Thanks again to all,

Rick Popovich

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul [mailto:w2ec at arrl.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 5:36 AM
To: r-390 at mailman.qth.net
Cc: Rick Popovich
Subject: RE: R-391 Set-up

Good morning Rick,

Glad you found what you needed. I forgot about BAMA probably having a
copy.

One thing!!!! Under no circumstances do you want to activate the
autotune unless you have the MC and KC dials locked down with the
retaining wing nuts. If you leave them loose and the dials start
spinning, you will probably get the gear train out of synch and then you
will need to become a real expert on how to realign an R-391!

Check out my website www.w2ec.com/W2EC.html and scroll down to my R391
entry. The video links for the R391 and ATC/ART-13 shown a little
further down the list are broke so you can't view the videos of the R391
and
ATC/ART-13 in actual operation directly from this web page. Instead,
look at www.w2ec.com/R391.wmv and www.w2ec.com/ART13.wmv to see these
radios in "autotune" operation.

73, Paul W2EC



-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Popovich [mailto:RickP at uei.csus.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 20:16
To: Paul
Subject: RE: R-391 Set-up

Hi Paul,

Yes, the manual is the magic link, I got a link to the full manual in
PDF form on the BAMA site and will be printing selected passages.

Thanks for your help !

Rick Popovich


-----Original Message-----
From: Paul [mailto:w2ec at bmjsports.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 5:11 PM
To: r-390 at mailman.qth.net
Cc: Rick Popovich
Subject: RE: R-391 Set-up

>Time to tap the collective's knowledge and experience again - I am in 
>the
process of setting up my R-391 and PP-629 and need to know what the
other connector marked "Auto Tune" on the back panel of the R-391 is for
? 
>Am I missing another piece of the pie ? Also, where is the best spot 
>for me
to find a copy of the manual for this receiver ?


Yup, you're missing a couple pieces. The Auto Tune connector on the back
panel is for the remote channel selection switch cable and the separate
remote channel switch. I don't recall the nomenclature but they are just
a cable and a remote control box with a rotary channel selection switch
similar to what is on the front panel, which allows remote operation of
the channel selection. That is the purpose of the "Remote-Local
Autotune" switch on the R391 panel, just below the left hand side of the
frequency bezel. You use that to select between the panel mounted
"local" switch and the remotely mounted switch for channel control.

I have a couple versions of the R-391 manual in .pdf format, but they
are quite huge, even when zipped and I couldn't email them as complete
documents, too big for an email attachment with my ISP. I could probably
split them up into four or five sections so I could send them
individually and you could either merge them together to make a complete
manual yourself, or just view them as separate files to see the entire
document.

Let me know if you would like that, or if you are after a paper manual.
I won't let go of my original manuals so you have to find a paper manual
elsewhere. If you didn't want an original, just print off the .pdf file,
a little over 300 pages.

73, Paul W2EC