[R-390] Who is doing R390 restorations?

[Tom Frobase]

My experience as well!  I spent a day at his shop last fall and was
thoroughly impressed with his operation.  I have also supplied him with
many R-390 series restoration parts over the years and recently.  tom, N3LLL

On Thu, Jun 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM Manfred Antar {KN6KBS} <
manfredantar at gmail.com> wrote:

> I beg to differ.
> I sent him a Collins 75A-4 a year or so ago and it came back like it had
> just come
> from Collins brand new. All the interior Aluminum polished. Re-capped. All
> Collins Mod’s done - plus a few of his own.
> Came back with a binder of all the work - mod’s described. Couldn’t ask
> for more. Plus he texted me pictures as the work progressed.
> The outer case was sandblasted and powder coated. I have a R389/URR that I
> asked him about doing some work on.
> He hesitated as It’s a heavy beast. So I finally did the work myself
> (Alignment). I think the R390A might be a bit heavy for him to work on.
>
> That said.
> Manfred
>
> > On Jun 5, 2025, at 09:15, Doug Hensley <w5jv at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Howard Mills doesn't do any work anymore and hasn't for years.  His
> vision is shot as are his nerves.  The work he does take in is handed over
> to want-to-be's whose work is slip-shod at best.  It's one thing to send
> him a DX-60 but it's quite a risk to send something like an R390A.  I lost
> a set of classic & irreplaceable Collins pieces entrusting them to him.
> They were cobbled up & ruined by his handy-men.  You'd do well to avoid
> this venue.
> >
> > Seems to me with the Y2K manual and the wealth of new owner guides, any
> ham should be able to get the basic modules going.  Boil the operation down
> to a few problems and then seek assistance from someone versed in handling
> those.  Seeking a cosmetic wonder is not the way to go.
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> >
> > Doug W5JV
> >
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> > Visit https://www.qrz.com/db/W5JV for some great vacuum tube finds.
> >
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