[R-390] R392

[wes Bolin]

Yep. I got Roy's humor LOL.  And, thanks for the welcome Dave and I look
forward to all of your wealth of knowledge on the list.

Wes

On Sat, Dec 12, 2015 at 10:57 PM, David Wise <David_Wise at phoenix.com> wrote:

> Roy was twitting you, Wes.  Any of us would welcome another R392... and
> another R392 owner.
>
> Dave
>
> ________________________________________
> From: R-390 [r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of wes Bolin [
> k5apl41 at gmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2015 7:14 PM
> To: Roy Morgan
> Cc: r-390 at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [R-390] R392
>
> 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
> >
> >
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