For sale Collins R-391 This set is in very good cond. on the outside but dirty on the inside.It has orig. meters,top and bottom covers and works well. The set...
KB0UPL@...
Jun 1, 1998 11:19 am
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I have (2) R-392 Receivers for sale. Both of the units work. One is pretty, the other is not. Neither have the orig. meter. I have a "looks a lot like" meter...
Mark Burton
extrude@...
Jun 1, 1998 10:32 pm
1305
If anybody in Michigan needs an emergency generator, I found asecond one! 5000 watts at 33 amps. New. $650. No power here until Friday! Duane Fischer ...
Duane Fischer
dfischer@...
Jun 1, 1998 11:18 pm
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Hello, While oiling the gears in the old 390A I noticed that some of the rollers weren't rolling, when I put 30 weight motor oil on them, they still didn't...
Joe Foley
redmenaced@...
Jun 2, 1998 1:48 am
1307
Okay guys, Now that you got me started on this. How should I lubricate the cores of the tuning coils, I've found two of them hanging. I used a small amount...
Joe Foley
redmenaced@...
Jun 2, 1998 3:32 am
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... You need to get in the habit, if you need to pull one of the racks up, of unhooking the springs from the rack. I've broke several slugs when something...
Nolan Lee
nlee@...
Jun 2, 1998 4:08 am
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Thought "debris" was the rice at Mother's. ... Steve Stutman KL7JT/1 617-864-3725 voice 617-864-3790 fax Cambridge, MA, USA "Most people don't think about...
Steve Stutman
sstut@...
Jun 2, 1998 5:19 am
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Hi Joe, Have used a "dry teflon" lube spray in cores in other rx; not tried in 390s. It is advertised as lubing everything from bike chains to window slides. ...
Steve Stutman
sstut@...
Jun 2, 1998 5:19 am
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... Hi everyone, My R-390A's slugs had slight friction problems including squeaking. Also some racks were rubbing along the front or rear frames. Here is a...
Norman Ryan
nryan@...
Jun 2, 1998 7:40 am
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Hi All, Before I lose anymore of my hair (and it seems to be going faster!) I thought I'd through this out. My 392 seems to receive ok when in the 8kc...
Keith Heitzmann
kk5fe@...
Jun 2, 1998 2:37 pm
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When you change from 8 to 4khz bandwidth you can easily drop the signal OUT of the receiver. You should tune signals in with the 4 or 2 khz bandwidth and then...
Dr. Gerald N. Johnson...
geraldj@...
Jun 2, 1998 3:23 pm
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You will notice a decrease in signal strength (at least as shown on the meter) as you go from 8 -> 4 -> 2 KHz bandwidth. Normally the AGC takes up the slop...
P. J. Rovero
provero@...
Jun 2, 1998 4:22 pm
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... You use talcum powder. ... Chuck Rippel crippel@... ... Submissions r-390@......
Chuck Rippel
crippel@...
Jun 2, 1998 4:27 pm
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As far as lubing the slugs I think I would try a little dry graphite powder. I believe wax will harden with age....always avoid using 3 in 1 household oil for...
Don Metcalfe
DMETCALF@...
Jun 2, 1998 6:31 pm
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Greetings All, My receiver is in top notch working order thanks to many enjoyable hours of TLC and reading these posts. My question concerns the plug in coils ...
E A R L
k5fte@...
Jun 2, 1998 6:55 pm
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... This would have been my first choice too. There's one problem though. Graphite is electrically conductive. About the only place I use it on the R390A is...
Nolan Lee
nlee@...
Jun 2, 1998 7:21 pm
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I have 18 genuine, used,audio/line meters for sale, this is the last of all the R-390A meters that I have for sale, price $24.00 ea. this will include...
Mac McCullough
w5hpm@...
Jun 2, 1998 8:47 pm
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I just received a beautiful cabinet (CY-979A) for my R-390A. Ordered from Mac McCullough -- whose postings you see quite often on the group. Will be the...
Ben Wallace
bwallace@...
Jun 3, 1998 12:11 am
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On Tue, 2 Jun 1998 16:46:25 -0700 Ben Wallace ... Hear, hear! Ben and all are right. Some of us may like to know the cabinet is practical as well: the rear...
Norman Ryan
nryan@...
Jun 3, 1998 1:55 am
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First: Let me say that I like the smell of bacon grease as much as the next guy, but I know that if I turn on my radio and am distracted by the smell I know...
Joe Foley
redmenaced@...
Jun 3, 1998 3:07 am
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Pretty big update to my web pages, with the following new information: SP-200 -- info on another Howard BC-779A from Jon Oldenburg SRR-13 -- Added diagrams to...
provero@...
Jun 3, 1998 3:20 am
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... Joe's right, I mistakenly mentioned loosening THREE screws. Since my R-390A is nestled inside its new cabinet, I was relying on memory and should at least...
Norman Ryan
nryan@...
Jun 3, 1998 4:09 am
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This is a corrected reposting of my earlier one. Step four should refer to TWO screws. ... Norman Ryan Duke University Chapel norman.ryan@... ...
Norman Ryan
nryan@...
Jun 3, 1998 4:14 am
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I'm scrapping a couple of T-195's I've been setting on for a while. I hate messing with these things, they're a 20,000 piece puzzle. ;-( At any rate, I've got...
Nolan Lee
nlee@...
Jun 3, 1998 4:37 am
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... There is one serious, potentially life threatening problem with these cabinets. One which a prospective purchaser should take into consideration, and...
Grant Youngman
nq5t@...
Jun 3, 1998 4:55 am
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A very wise man once said: "Learn from others, you'll never live long enough to make all of the mistakes yourself." So I subscribed to this list. ....Um.......
Joe Foley
redmenaced@...
Jun 3, 1998 4:57 am
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YOU can find out easily enough. tune your 390 to a frequency where the slugs are deep in the coils. REMOVE one after measuring how deep it is in the coil. If...
Dr. Gerald N. Johnson...
geraldj@...
Jun 3, 1998 5:33 am
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Can anyone tell me the specific differences between the R-390A and the R-391 receivers? It is my understanding, that the R-391 had an auto tune function. If...
Duane Fischer
dfischer@...
Jun 3, 1998 10:53 am
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The R-391 is more closely related to the R-390 (non-A), as it was produced at the same time and uses L-C circuits for IF selectivity, not mechanical filters....
P. J. Rovero
provero@...
Jun 3, 1998 12:24 pm
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... <SNIP> ... Yes Grant, I couldn't agree with you more! The other day, the XYL put some mail that came for me on top of my "Macabinet".......... well lets...
