On Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:40:08 -0500, Scott Dorsey wrote:

sctvguy1 wrote:
My dad in the AF later got
me a surplus R-390 from a comm squadron that was scrapping them, and
then I found out what SW/BCB was really like! Unfortunately, it was an
aircraft model, that required a 28 volt power supply to go along with
the radio. When I turned it on, the lights in the house dimmed!

That sounds like an R-392, which is a great radio but different than the
R-390.
--scott

So that would be the in aircraft model? My mom made me get rid of that
monster, not only did it consume huge amounts of power, but it left deep
marks on her carpet that can still be seen to this day! Cut the rug all
the way to the concrete!

sctvguy1 wrote:
On Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:40:08 -0500, Scott Dorsey wrote:
sctvguy1 wrote:
My dad in the AF later got
me a surplus R-390 from a comm squadron that was scrapping them, and
then I found out what SW/BCB was really like! Unfortunately, it was an
aircraft model, that required a 28 volt power supply to go along with
the radio. When I turned it on, the lights in the house dimmed!

That sounds like an R-392, which is a great radio but different than the
R-390.

So that would be the in aircraft model? My mom made me get rid of that
monster, not only did it consume huge amounts of power, but it left deep
marks on her carpet that can still be seen to this day! Cut the rug all
the way to the concrete!

Do a google search and see if it looks like what you had. It's a weird
machine.... 28V plates on most stages, but actually a good performer.
It was used in aircraft as well as in ground vehicles.
--scott

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