From r390a.urr at gmail.com Mon Mar 10 15:01:53 2025 From: r390a.urr at gmail.com (Dave Merrill) Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:01:53 -0500 Subject: [R-390] Power Cord Cover Wanted Message-ID: Hello all, Got an inquiry from a gent looking for the aluminum cover for the AC power terminals on the R-390A. Anyone have an extra? Dave N9ZC From n4buq at knology.net Mon Mar 10 15:06:09 2025 From: n4buq at knology.net (Barry) Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:06:09 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [R-390] Power Cord Cover Wanted In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <548598701.28915711.1741633569258.JavaMail.zimbra@knology.net> I have one. Free for postage. Barry - N4BUQ > Hello all, > > Got an inquiry from a gent looking for the aluminum cover for the AC power > terminals on the R-390A. Anyone have an extra? > > Dave > N9ZC > ______________________________________________________________ > R-390 mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:R-390 at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html From n4buq at knology.net Mon Mar 10 15:09:49 2025 From: n4buq at knology.net (Barry) Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:09:49 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [R-390] Power Cord Cover Wanted In-Reply-To: <548598701.28915711.1741633569258.JavaMail.zimbra@knology.net> References: <548598701.28915711.1741633569258.JavaMail.zimbra@knology.net> Message-ID: <545896111.28920428.1741633789289.JavaMail.zimbra@knology.net> Actually, it's not worth the stamp to send the postage. Just make that "free". Barry - N4BUQ > I have one. Free for postage. > > Barry - N4BUQ > >> Hello all, >> >> Got an inquiry from a gent looking for the aluminum cover for the AC power >> terminals on the R-390A. Anyone have an extra? >> >> Dave >> N9ZC >> ______________________________________________________________ >> R-390 mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:R-390 at mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ > R-390 mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:R-390 at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html From r390a.urr at gmail.com Mon Mar 10 15:33:42 2025 From: r390a.urr at gmail.com (Dave Merrill) Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:33:42 -0500 Subject: [R-390] Power Cord Cover Wanted In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: One has been located thanks to Barry - N4BUQ On Mon, Mar 10, 2025, 2:01?PM Dave Merrill wrote: > Hello all, > > Got an inquiry from a gent looking for the aluminum cover for the AC power > terminals on the R-390A. Anyone have an extra? > > Dave > N9ZC > From karstenpg.simon at web.de Fri Mar 28 16:45:06 2025 From: karstenpg.simon at web.de (Karsten Simon) Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2025 21:45:06 +0100 Subject: [R-390] R-390A internal coax cables Message-ID: <000401dba022$49da7f30$dd8f7d90$@simon@web.de> Where can I buy these mb (mini bayonette) connectors? Many thousands of this radio were built, so there should be numerous sources for used parts. I am restoring a Capehart made model. Your advice will be appreciated. -- Karsten From jacques.f at videotron.ca Fri Mar 28 17:40:48 2025 From: jacques.f at videotron.ca (Jacques Fortin) Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:40:48 -0400 Subject: [R-390] R-390A internal coax cables In-Reply-To: <"000401dba022$49da7f30$dd8f7d90$@simon"@web.de> References: <"000401dba022$49da7f30$dd8f7d90$@simon"@web.de> Message-ID: <006401dba02a$11ed0c20$35c72460$@videotron.ca> Simon, read the attached on P.6. 73, Jacques, VE2JFE in Montreal -----Message d'origine----- De?: r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net De la part de Karsten Simon via R-390 Envoy??: 28 mars 2025 16:45 ??: r-390 at mailman.qth.net Objet?: [R-390] R-390A internal coax cables Where can I buy these mb (mini bayonette) connectors? Many thousands of this radio were built, so there should be numerous sources for used parts. I am restoring a Capehart made model. Your advice will be appreciated. -- Karsten ______________________________________________________________ R-390 mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:R-390 at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: R390 Newbie Support Info (2).pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 1207287 bytes Desc: not available URL: From n4buq at knology.net Fri Mar 28 18:06:22 2025 From: n4buq at knology.net (Barry) Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:06:22 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [R-390] R-390A internal coax cables In-Reply-To: <006401dba02a$11ed0c20$35c72460$@videotron.ca> References: <"000401dba022$49da7f30$dd8f7d90$@simon"@web.de> <006401dba02a$11ed0c20$35c72460$@videotron.ca> Message-ID: <66684328.48008728.1743199582060.JavaMail.zimbra@knology.net> Note the comment on Page 8 regarding Fair Radio. Sadly, they are no longer in business. Barry - N4BUQ > Simon, read the attached on P.6. > > 73, Jacques, VE2JFE in Montreal > > -----Message d'origine----- > De?: r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net De la > part de Karsten Simon via R-390 > Envoy??: 28 mars 2025 16:45 > ??: r-390 at mailman.qth.net > Objet?: [R-390] R-390A internal coax cables > > Where can I buy these mb (mini bayonette) connectors? Many thousands of this > radio were built, so there should be numerous sources for used parts. I am > restoring a Capehart made model. Your advice will be appreciated. -- Karsten > > ______________________________________________________________ > R-390 mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:R-390 at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > R-390 mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:R-390 at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html From larry41gm2 at gmail.com Fri Mar 28 23:22:21 2025 From: larry41gm2 at gmail.com (Larry Haney) Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2025 20:22:21 -0700 Subject: [R-390] R-390A internal coax cables In-Reply-To: <66684328.48008728.1743199582060.JavaMail.zimbra@knology.net> References: <"000401dba022$49da7f30$dd8f7d90$@simon"@web.de> <006401dba02a$11ed0c20$35c72460$@videotron.ca> <66684328.48008728.1743199582060.JavaMail.zimbra@knology.net> Message-ID: Thanks Barry. I will update that info. Simon, Note the info on the top of page 8 about the fit of most of the new MB's on the market today. I was not able to get them to reasonably mount on the small coax in the 390A. If you find another source for these connectors, please let me know. Regards, Larry -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Fri, Mar 28, 2025 at 3:06?PM Barry wrote: > Note the comment on Page 8 regarding Fair Radio. Sadly, they are no > longer in business. > > Barry - N4BUQ > From w5jv at hotmail.com Sat Mar 29 12:44:10 2025 From: w5jv at hotmail.com (Doug Hensley) Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2025 16:44:10 +0000 Subject: [R-390] R-390 Digest, Vol 248, Issue 2 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: For Sale: 3 R-390A's that are complete so far as I know with the main issue probably being with the MB cables and the fact that they have been sitting. Priced at $300 each plus pick-up in Baton Rouge. Good starter sets for the incoming enthusiast. Some photos on my QRZ web page. Cheers, Doug W5Jv Visit https://www.qrz.com/db/W5JV for some great vacuum tube finds.