[R-390] New R390

[W2xj]

Yes but in ‘real’ wartime (1967 mideast war) we used Racals as the preferred R390 replacement. They were much more advanced technology. They were the first choice of the electronic intercept guys.

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> On May 22, 2019, at 10:34 PM, Renee K6FSB <k6fsb.1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> The R725 is the ladies radio, cute and pleasing audio....not sure about the 389
> Renée, K6FSB
> 
> 
>> On 2019-05-22 7:23 p.m., William J. Neill via R-390 wrote:
>> And I wonder where the R-389 and R-725 stand in this pecking order?
>> 
>> Bill Neill
>> Conroe, Texas\
>> 
>>> On May 22, 2019, at 20:26, <jgedde at optonline.net> <jgedde at optonline.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> "The R-390 is a mans radio, the R-390A is a boys radio." I'd love to hear more about why that is...  I wanna be a man!  LOL
>>> 
>>> I fixed two more issues tonight  The big giant 10 uF Vitamin Q B+ filter cap was acting up and causing the hum (ripple was falling below the dropout voltage on the regulator.)  I hid a modern electrolytic down inside and abandoned the monster oil filled unit in place.  Another issue was a metal shaft for the antenna trim...  Needs to be non-conductive.  I lathe turned a new one from Delrin - issues (overloading) gone.  Fiberglass might be nicer and strongerbut I don't have any.
>>> 
>>> John
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Les Locklear <leslocklear at hotmail.com>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2019 8:41 AM
>>> To: jgedde at optonline.net; 'r390a' <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Subject: Re: [R-390] New R390
>>> 
>>> In the immortal words of Neil Clyne G8LIU "The R-390 is a mans radio, the R-390A is a boys radio."
>>> 
>>> Les Locklear
>>> Dx'ing since '57
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: <jgedde at optonline.net>
>>> To: 'r390a' <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Sent: 5/20/2019 6:32:27 PM
>>> Subject: [R-390] New R390
>>> ________________________________________________________________________________
>>> 
>>> Hiya all,
>>> 
>>> My new to me R390 arrived Friday.  SN 2445.  It's a bit of a needing TLC beast, but as of tonight I got it receiving stations.  A lot more to do, but I'm making progress....  This time I'll post a "before picture."  It's not strictly a "before" photo since I've done a lot of cleaning, but it's how she stands right now.  Ugly but not for long...
>>> 
>>> I fixed the power regulator circuit, aligned the IF, fixed the AF deck.  A lot of burned up and/or broken resistors as a result of a tube failure (cracked glass and short).  Right now, the RF stage is woefully out of whack, the unit jumps frequency (by 30 kHz or so) randomly (cause TBD), the squelch doesn't work, the