[R-390] R392

[wes Bolin]

Thanks for the offer to get rid of it Roy, but I'll hold on to this one.  I
have owned a couple in the past many years, but this one is a keeper.  The
power supply will be no problem,cause I bought some Rad Shak transformers
when they were shutting down stores in Texarkana.  The 392 has been sitting
for somewhere around 30 years, the case is really good cosmetically, and
the front panel has many layers of dust.  Will be a few weeks before I can
get it operational, but should be fun. I'll keep in touch.  Thanks.
Wes

On Sat, Dec 12, 2015 at 8:32 PM, Roy Morgan <k1lky68 at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> On Dec 12, 2015, at 4:00 PM, David Wise <David_Wise at Phoenix.com> wrote:
>
> > Welcome, Wes.  R392 is definitely "in the family”.
>
> > From: R-390 [r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of wes Bolin [
> k5apl41 at gmail.com]
>
> > Does this list cover R392 radios?
>
> Wes,
>
> Actually, David is being kind.  That radio is pretty useless, and the
> tubes it uses are hard to find.  The thing will drive you nuts trying to
> fix it.  You don’t want to be driven nuts, do you.  No, you don’t.  So just
> ship it to me and I’ll save you from the pain and stigma of being nuts.
> I’ll pay shipping.
>
> HAH!
>
> No, I don’t have an R-392. I think that somewhere I have a partially
> disassembled module from one, but I never had a whole radio.  Here are a
> couple of notes about it:
>
> - The filaments will run ok on 24 volts, but if you separate the “plate
> supply” connection and make sure it gets 28 volts or so, the thing will run
> better.  Apparently the improvement in performance is quite noticeable with
> full plate supply.
>
> - If the outside is cruddy, just wash it.  It’s pretty waterproof.  The
> INSIDE may look pristine, since it was made to be quite well sealed up.
> Imagine life in the back of a jeep during monsoon season.
>
> Roy
>
> Roy Morgan
> k1lky68 at gmail.com
> K1LKY Since 1958
>
>