A lot of 390A's and 390's tuning knobs are stiff, mine was redone by Chuck Rippel and turns very easily, takes no time at all to go from one end to the other. Lots of problems with these things are that they need to be redone which is not cheap but once they are gone over by someone good they are well worth having and using. The lubricant gets hard over the years, nowadays most use synthetic lube which does not harden, I think Dr. Z could add something here.
Bob Young Millbury, MA >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Patrick Martin) >Reply-To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of >America<[email protected]> >To: [email protected] (Mailing list for the International Radio Club >ofAmerica) >Subject: Re: [IRCA] SP 600 /R390 >Date: Sun, 6 May 2007 18:35:49 -0700 > >Unless the receiver has a good noise blanker, forget it. Plus I am so >spoiled these days with memories, quick frequency changing, etc. Bill >Block told me since buying his R8, he no longer uses his R390A much at >all. It takes way to long to tune from one end of the dial to the other. > >73, > >Patrick > > >Patrick Martin >KAVT Reception Manager > >_______________________________________________ >IRCA mailing list >[email protected] >http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > >Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the >original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the >IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > >For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > >To Post a message: [email protected] > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
