Speaking of old radios, What about the r390a receivers?  I never did run
one with the solid State product detector mod but it did wonders on the
one I did use at a fellow ham's home.  I used mine as a shack warmer at
times as well.  I had a 3 foot cube rack cabinet I put the radio in
which I had put ball casters on and could move it with ease when needed.
The top had a hinged lid so I could slip the top chassis cover off if
needed and access the top of the radio.  This was rarely needed as this
thing was stable and rock steady.  


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-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Steve
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 9:04 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Old Heath Gear

I figured I had to chime in on this subject.  When I was studying for my
Novice back in 1964, I had a Heath GR-91 which I think was a
regenerative receiver. 
When I got my ticket, a local elmer lent me a DX-35, which ran 60 watts.

Later that year, as a matter of fact, I remember the date exactly as
November 13, 1964, my parents bought me an NC-300 receiver.  That was a
nice box, but I really didn't appreciate all it could do until ten years
later, when a local ham tweaked it up.  I think my folks bought it used,
and it really wasn't tuned properly; it did play much better after that.

When I got my Conditional/General privileges, I upgraded to a
Johnson-Viking Invader.  So, I remember the days where you had to spot
your signal very well.

Steve, K8SP