Help Needed on R390A

[Dave Hollander]

I was recently given a Collins R-390A  - yes given (I lost a ton of stuff
to my ex-wife last year so this was well deserved). It has both top and
bottom covers and both meters which I have come to find out is a big deal!

Having not owned one, I have paid any attention to other messages on the
R390A but now have a few questions myself.

After replacing 4 tubes, the unit came to life, however it is dead on
several bands - 2, 6, 10 Mhz and intermittant on .1-1 Mhz. After studying
the insides, it is not intuitively obvious on how to get at the band
switch to clean it with de-ox. I also do not have the manual yet. Being
it looks like a mechanical nightmare to me, can anyone explain how to get
at the bandswitch? Also do the bands that are dead share a common xtal by
any chance?


Also what is this puppy worth? Panel has wear on screw holes where it
would mount to a rack. Main tuning knob is missing paint, rest of panel
and knobs look pretty clean, about an 8.5 and it does have meters and
covers!

Any help is appreciated

73,

Dave Hollander N7RK

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