[R-390] What have I done?

[Barry]

If I'm not mistaken, all the R390s had engraved panels and only the As had silk-screened panels.

Thanks,
Barry - N4BUQ

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> From: jgedde at optonline.net
> To: "R390 (E-mail)" <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2019 6:18:55 PM
> Subject: [R-390] What have I done?
> 
> I bought another.  Is this the start of a disease?  This time it's not an
> R390A, but a bona fide Collins R-390 (not A).  And, it doesn't work - needs
> repair.  My wife saw the fun I had restoring the R390A and encouraged me to
> get the R390.  Especially after I explained the history and the cost
> reduction program and said the R-390 was less than 10% as common.
> 
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> 
> I'm wondering if the r390 front panel is engraved or silk screened and if
> the latter how I can re-do the lettering?  My R390A has mods: AGC, BFO, AF
> stage, better AF tube, gloss paint, etc. etc. but the R-390 I plan on
> restoring to all original.
> 
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> 
> What have I done?  I bought a receiver with nowhere near the online support
> material available and parts availability is near non-existent.  Ugh.  Yet I
> can't wait to get my hands on it!!!!
> 
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> Last night I redid the knobs on the R390A and it looks really good.  All I
> have left to do is put it into its newly restored DX-100 enclosure.
> 
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> 
> I tried the diode load AF amplifier hi-fi method tonight and was stunned
> over how much better the R390A sounds that way.  If you haven't tried it
> with yours, do it!!!!  AC couple the diode load output through a
> electrolytic capacitor to a good AF amplifier and a hi-fi speaker.  Wow!  I
> won't say it's FM quality, but it's really, really good.
> 
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> 
> Cheers,
> 
> John
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