Boatanchor Legends: Ted Robinson, K1QAR — Engineer, Restorer, Innovator Boatanchor Legends — A Tribute Series Ted Robinson, K1QAR Fairhaven, Massachusetts Yale Engineer • Collins Restorer • Magnetic Loop Pioneer Ted Robinson brings a rare combination to the R-390A community: a…
Boatanchor Legends: Paolo — La Famiglia 390 Boatanchor Legends — A Tribute Series Paolo Italy La Famiglia 390 — The Complete R-390 Family Reference Paolo brought an international perspective and a scholar’s thoroughness to the R-390 community with “La Famiglia…
Boatanchor Legends: Jim Thompson, W4THU — St. Juliens Creek Eyewitness Boatanchor Legends — A Tribute Series Jim Thompson, W4THU The Radio Works — Portsmouth, Virginia St. Juliens Creek Eyewitness Jim Thompson’s eyewitness account of the St. Juliens Creek Annex surplus…
Boatanchor Legends: Don Heywood, WC4G — R-390 Non-A Specialist Boatanchor Legends — A Tribute Series Don Heywood, WC4G South Carolina R-390 Non-A Specialist & Restorer Don Heywood earned his reputation in the R-390 community through deep, practical expertise with the…
Boatanchor Legends: Chuck Teeters, W4MEW — Nomenclature Tags & Tropicon Boatanchor Legends — A Tribute Series Chuck Teeters, W4MEW Fort Monmouth Nomenclature Tags Historian & R-725/URR Researcher Chuck Teeters brought a historian’s rigor to the R-390A community through two distinctive…
Boatanchor Legends: Richard Biddle — Gear Train Disassembly Guide Boatanchor Legends — A Tribute Series Richard Biddle Gear Train Documentation Making the Intimidating Accessible The gear train of the R-390A is one of the most mechanically complex assemblies in any…
Boatanchor Legends: Cecil Acuff, K5DL Boatanchor Legends — A Tribute Series Cecil Acuff, K5DL Gulfport, Mississippi Long-time Community Contributor Cecil Acuff was a fixture on the R-390 reflector mailing list for more than two decades, contributing practical wisdom on both…
Boatanchor Legends: Randy Stout — R-390A Spotter’s Guide Boatanchor Legends — A Tribute Series Randy Stout R-390A Spotter’s Guide Identification Reference Pioneer Before the internet made visual identification of R-390A manufacturer variants relatively straightforward, collectors buying at hamfests, surplus sales,…
Boatanchor Legends: Floyd Soo, W8RO — HI-RES Communications Video Archive Boatanchor Legends — A Tribute Series Floyd Soo, W8RO HI-RES Communications Bringing Restoration to Video Floyd Soo recognized something that the R-390A community needed before most of its members realized…
Boatanchor Legends — A Tribute Series Larry Haney has been a steadying presence on the R-390 reflector mailing list for decades, contributing practical wisdom on R-390A alignment, troubleshooting, and restoration with the authority of someone who has spent a lifetime…