I haven't ever seen one of those kiddos, but would like to have.  My 
understanding was that they were very sensitive and selective; a friend of 
mine used to rave about his all of the time.  I seem to remember that they 
required pretty furniture, though...

73, de Lou K2LKK



At 09:56 AM 12/3/2007 -0700, you wrote:
>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. =20
>
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: For blind ham radio operators
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>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.=20
>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=20
>
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