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Title: Chuck R390A Rippel Post by: flintstone mop on October 21, 2005, 04:20:48 PM Does anyone know if Chuck Rippel has a PM on this forum?
I have searched almost everywhere and all I get is returned mail from other sites that carried his R390A repairs and tips. I am looking for some coils to replace one or more coils that are crapped in the RF deck of my R-390A. Dunno what happened to the beast. Thanks Fred Title: Re: Chuck R390A Rippel Post by: WA1GFZ on October 21, 2005, 04:38:31 PM Fred,
It may be just the slugs have come apart. Check the R390 reflectors but I have not heard anything from him lately. Try Fair Radio for parts. Title: Re: Chuck R390A Rippel Post by: Tom WA3KLR on October 21, 2005, 04:44:27 PM Try this one Fred:
webmaster@R390A.com Title: Re: Chuck R390A Rippel Post by: N3WWL on October 21, 2005, 05:04:02 PM I know he's still around. Spoke with him over the air last week for quite a while(on that OTHER mode :o)
He has been busy serving time with a local military affiliate. Title: Re: Chuck R390A Rippel Post by: flintstone mop on October 21, 2005, 06:30:47 PM I wish it were that simple but something has deformed the coil that the core was stuck. I noticed as I tried to align, T202 on the low or middle of the AM BC band. The metal thing that lets the core hang inside the coil broke. Thank Goodness that it resoldered, then I noticed that it wouldn't slip smoothly down the core.
There was another Chuck who PMd me and he has some ideas. Thanks all Fred Title: Re: Chuck R390A Rippel Post by: WA3VJB on October 21, 2005, 06:43:40 PM Fred I don't show him in the member database under call sign or name. Then again, I would not find YOU that way either.
Yes, Chuck told me this past spring his Coast Guard unit was called up and deploying, so he may not be doing much with his R390A business meantime, including answering the mail. He was mentoring another fellow to handle the routine restoration work, I don't know the status of that. Try this email too -- WA4HHG -at- amsat.org Title: Re: Chuck R390A Rippel Post by: flintstone mop on October 21, 2005, 06:56:34 PM THanks Paul
It's COLD up here!!! The address you had is one of those bouncer addresses. 73 Fred Title: Re: Chuck R390A Rippel Post by: W2VW on October 21, 2005, 08:09:20 PM He was on 160 late last night 1885 or so. No I was not hearing things.
Title: Re: Chuck R390A Rippel Post by: flintstone mop on October 22, 2005, 11:04:54 AM hey Dave
I was on 160 too!!!! Around 8PM. Hot signals from N8ULN and W8ER and W9AD and their FLEX radios. There reports of my audio were HI-FI FB. FRED Title: Re: Chuck R390A Rippel Post by: W2VW on October 22, 2005, 11:08:43 AM Do you have band aids on the tuner or just reducing power? I missed you by about 1 hour. AMfone - Dedicated to Amplitude Modulation on the Amateur Radio Bands
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