[R-390] Help needed for two R-392s

[Roger Ruszkowski]

Dave, I have helping fellows get their r390's back on line since 1991after starting school in 1968. Other Fellows report we areinfected and there is no cure. Amature Radio can be a shocking hobby but we are suppose to work safely. Nice Deal on the RF deck. I still do not know butit may have slugs in another rack that are the sameparts and you have parts for both receivers.  When you get to it, you will pull number three apartfor inspection, put it all back together and it willcome back to life. Oxide in a plug or switch contactfrom setting. Loose tube in a socket from shipping. I say this because this is now this equipment behaves. Keep enjoying it. I understand what you are sayingabout depot maintenance. Every soldier one out of schoolhad the knowledge to do the jobs well. Some didnot have the skill to hold a screwdriver. Some ofthe guys got with it and were good maintenance men. A fair share of my shop manpower on anyday were not doing their jobs and I had themframed out to the house mouse activities we alsohad to keep up. You do not get to leave tubes glowing blue inequipment returning to service or toss thetube shields in the trash because you forgot to put them back in. Problems I can writeabout in 30 words or less.  The soldiers knew better andwanted a pay check, meals, laundry, house keeper, transportationto and from work, and nothing to do all day but shoot the breeze.  Could you just make sure you were giving a fellow soldier aunit that is up to snuff and works because peoples lives dodepend on it some very directly some not so direct ways.I was happy these guys were not my mess hall cooks ordelivering my mail. You can not go back and have a doover on the ditties that you missed and did not copy. The guys on the bench thought maintenance was a was a property book activity. Yes sir, that thing isstill here somewhere. Do we need to find it for you? Sir. People problems beat hardware problems every time.I will go for the leadership position every time I walk in a room.Today we call it a six sigma behavior. Thank you for sharing your R-392 with us. We know the grouphad another Fellow and he happens to be nursing three on the bench.Others are finding the parts and help they need to keep somegood equipment operating as educational material. How else do you want to explain our behavior? Respectfully, Roger Ruszkowski AI4NI