[R-390] Dumb Mechanical Alignment question

[Paul Roche]

I was home today with Strep throat so decided to just set it to 7+000 and remove all gears , using fishing line/hemostats and tape to keep every cam in position, and the re-assembled. All seems good. I dread put RF deco back into the radio only to have to take it out again, but it has to go in at some point. Have replaced bumblebee caps. 

Once it is in how do I confirm all is working properly with my PTO? Listen to the PTO with a portable shortwave receiver?

Tightening those clamps is scary since I got this with two broken ones. 
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> On Jul 15, 2026, at 8:44 AM, Paul Roche <rochep at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> OR now that everything is set to 7+000 do I just carefully remove gears, try to to move KHZ or MHZ shaft, and re-assemble with gears in correct positions? That might be easiest. Bandswitch and Geneva gears are at 7+000 right now.
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>> On Jul 14, 2026, at 8:42 PM, PAUL ROCHE via R-390 <r-390 at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Now have my detent spring (thanks to Don) and time to get all set for 7.000+. I can pull up all the cams with a tool EXCEPT the second cam from the left, it does not have a clamp. How do I set it up so it is at the line when I am at 7.000+? Do I just leave everthing as it is now (at 7.000), remove gears till I can get at it, and then rotate IT to the line and carefully re-assemble gears and cams? I am afraid if I do this and go back to full CCW it will NOT stay where I want it when I am finally up to 7.000+.
>> 
>> Am I missing something obvious? I could set all cams to the marks and the counter to 7.000+ and bandswitch correct but then my 10 turn stop on MHZ knob would be off.
>> 
>> Paul
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