Hang in there Roy! Good to hear from you! Cecil
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 9, 2022, at 11:46 PM, Roy Morgan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello list - seems like a roll call of old timers. > > I am still here but also don't post much. I joined the list back when it was > hosted on a server at MIT, I think, possibly in the mid-1980's. At that time > there were about 90 or 100 on the list. > > During a "family upheaval" I lost three R-391's, and a list of other radios > too long and difficult to recite. I do still own an R-389 with busted PTO, > and three R-390A's, one of which has a groove worn deep into the panel at the > tuning knob, presumably from years of duty in intercept work. > > The distances from my present location at western Mass to storage units in MD > and NY, and a health challenge have kept me from getting at least one or two > of these radios back into operation. Even at 78, I am hoping to work on them > again, possibly late Fall or next Spring. > > It's nice to hear from list members, both long familiar and not so . . . > > Roy Morgan > K1LKY Western Mass > [email protected] > >> On Nov 9, 2022, at 7:59 PM, David <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Les - >> >> Good to hear from you... Im still here just do not say much. >> >> But I do still have that BLACK R-390 you had Mr. Mish do for you. Had it on >> a good part of the day Sunday. >> >> David English >> WB5UOM >> East Texas USA >> >>>> On 11/9/2022 2:40 PM, Les Locklear wrote: >>> Even though I no longer own a R-390 or R-390A. I enjoy the list. I am 79 >>> and I also don't have a ticket/license. The idea of a new list with better >>> searching capabilities >>> sounds good to me. I'll throw in a couple of bucks or whatever... >>> >>> Presently have a Hammarlund HQ-180 and an Icom IC756ProIII with the AM BCB >>> attenuation removed. >>> >>> At one time I think I held the "record" for being put in the "Penalty Box." >>> The list is quite quiet these days. I fear many of my era are no longer >>> with us. >>> >>> Les Locklear >>> Dx'ing since 1957 >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: wli via R-390 <[email protected]> >>> Reply-To: wli <[email protected]> >>> To: R390A Listserv <[email protected]> >>> Sent: 11/9/2022 11:46:57 AM >>> Subject: Re: [R-390] > ------ >>> This is an interesting thread we are pursuing. The idea of a keyword search >>> of the archives is brilliant, and will be very useful for all of us. My >>> attempts with "Pearls" has misfilings, and can be frustrating when you are >>> looking for a specific subject. Just for the record, I am 83 and a retired >>> surgeon. Been fooling with radio since 1952, and am probably the only one >>> on this listserv without a ticket. My stash is smaller now, with only two >>> R390A's (an early Collins and a newer Capehart) with their original meters, >>> an untouched R392, a BC-348Q, a couple of Q-5er's, and one RAX. My one >>> "modern" unit is a TenTek 1254. My weakness is being a test instrument >>> junkie, with a collection of homebrew gear. >>> W. Li >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> R-390 mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >>> . . . > ______________________________________________________________ > R-390 mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > 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:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
