[78-L] BBC World Service Going Out Of Business Auction [fwd]

[Mike Harkin]

At this rate, next thing you know, they'll be offering Buck House with
vacant possession.  You saw it here first!

Mike in Plovdiv

--- On Wed, 7/18/12, Robert M. Bratcher Jr. <rbratcherjr at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Robert M. Bratcher Jr. <rbratcherjr at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] BBC World Service Going Out Of Business Auction
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 9:18 PM
> Another teenage shortwave DX'er.
> Cool!! 
>  
> The R390a is a very well built reciever. True they are quite
> heavy but then how often are you going to be moving it
> around? I haven't moved mine from the radio table (it's
> my primary shortwave reciever) for about 15 years now. And
> it won't be moved tomorrow or any time soon either. Don't
> worry about the gear train or any other part of this
> reciever. If you get one in good shape or better it won't
> break down on you. Mine didn't since I got it 30 years ago
> however I still sent it to Rick Mish of Miltronix to have it
> remanufactured to museum quality 5 years ago. Sure it cost
> some bucks to have that done but to me it was well worth it
> even though my R390a was running great before I sent it off
> to Rick. Many veteran DX'ers still think that the R390a is
> one of the best recievers ever made. I agree with them
> 100%.
>  
> The other vacuum tube recievers I'd fix myself (yes I do
> know how) if one ever needed it but so far none of them have
> since I got them although I've done some repairs to a few of
> them right after I bought them.
>  
> The old Zenith Trans Oceanic G500 & H600 series of
> recievers are very good portables to this day. I built
> battery packs for both of mine that fit inside each radio
> & ran them both outside my home on the batteries I
> bought. Lots of fun too. Of course they also run off AC as
> well. And those are both vacuum tube models.
> 
> 
> >________________________________
> >From: "Stewart, Joseph R" <RandyStewart at MissouriState.edu>
> >To: "78-l at klickitat.78online.com"
> <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> 
> >Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 3:03 PM
> >Subject: Re: [78-L] BBC World Service Going Out Of
> Business Auction
> >
> >Robert M. Bratcher Jr. <rbratcherjr at yahoo.com>
> wrote: 
> >"I still listen to what's left of shortwave radio today
> on an R390a vacuum tube shortwave receiver."
> >At one time I seriously considered tracking one down,
> but they're such BEASTS (85+ pounds), and if that complex
> gear-driven frequency readout system ever crapped out
> there's no way I'd be able to repair it!  Modern
> solid-state communications receivers admittedly don't sound
> nearly as good on good old double-sideband AM, though.... 
> >
> >"Thankfully the BBC still transmits on a few other
> frequencies that are not in a ham band." 
> >I frequently listen to their transmission to Africa late
> in the (North American) evenings on 9410 kHz.
> >
> >"Oh & I'm 53 now & have been listening to
> shortwave since I was 13 years old..."
> >I'm 55 and started listening to SW when I was 10 or
> 11--on a cheap Japanese (solid-state) multi-band portable
> (the then-current Zenith Trans-Oceanic 3000 was way too
> expensive for my parents' budget!).
> >
> >Randy Stewart
> >Arts Producer
> >KSMU
> >901 S. National
> >Springfield MO 65897
> >
> >
> >
> >
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