Hi Guys, I agree 101% with all of the positive sentiments re. the Viking II --- it looks good, sounds great (with a minimum of fuss in the "mods" dept.), and is really quite easy to work on, IF you don't mind the weight...!
Mine is the rather unique & rare Canadian version, built for the Royal Canadian Air Force 'way back when: it covers the entire SW spectruum, so there is no "band switch", as such --- just multiple frequency ranges, on all of the different switches. It is NOT the U.S. Civil Defence version, but a different animal in and of itself... ...Best of all, I picked it up a coupla years ago for the king's ranson of $60.00! ~73~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ ************************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff/W5OMR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" <amradio@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 1:30 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Best Heathkit AM Transmitter > Donald Sanders wrote: > > I have to agree that the dial was a nuisance but I got it working well > > after a couple tries and over 5 years it worked well. The audio stage > > was a bit hard to get into after it is built and I modified it as I went to > > have better bandpass. I also had the SB-10 SSB adapter and used it > > with the Apache. > > Without the SB-10 I would also chose the DX100B. > > The VFO may not be built-in, but Viking II's, when working proper, are > kinda hard to beat. > > As with any rig, simply replace a few caps, make a couple of mods (PTT, > audio) and you've got a solid 100w performer. > > One could even change out the 6AU6's for a pair of 12AX7's, using the > first one as a Crystal Microphone equalizer, and inverse feed-back, the > 2nd for amplification, into a phase-inverter that would then connect up, > capacitively to the grids of the 807's to get around the weak link in > the audio chain, the audio-driver transformer. > > Yeah, I know the thread is about 'Heathkit' rigs, but one 100w > plate-modulated AM rig, is as good as the next 100w plate-modulated AM rig. > > Apache, DX-100, Viking I/II, any of the 32V series, B&W 5100, etc... > > -- > Driving your AM Rig without a scope, > is like driving your car at night, without headlights. (K4KYV) > > -- > 73 = Best Regards, > -Geoff/W5OMR > > ______________________________________________________________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
