BC> Gawd........!!  I used to repair R-390's in the Navy back in 1963.
 BC> Clunkerville City, those beasts were.  I just "loved" lugging the damn
 BC> things from one end of the ship to another.  Repairing 'em wasn't a
 BC> lot of fun either.
Ah, but great exercise!
 BC> Electromechanical nightmares......... good receivers, though.  :-(
Not good.  Great.  
 BC> I really liked the R-1051 that replaced the R-390....all solid-state
 BC> and a lot lighter in weight.  Required a lot less maintenance, too.
But what do you use for warmth?
I still have a few 3TF7 ballast tubes here..
--- PPoint 1.98
---------------