Re: [AMRadio] Re: WTB: AM IRON in the North Carolina area

2007-07-12 Thread Greg
Great! Now I know everyone's opinion about which AM rig they like. No one stepped forward in the North Carolina for a rig for sale so I'll just move on. 73's Greg WA7LYO Kinston NC - Original Message - From: "Geoff/W5OMR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Se

Re: [AMRadio] Re: WTB: AM IRON in the North Carolina area

2007-07-12 Thread Geoff/W5OMR
ne1s wrote: Not just personal opinion, it's a fact (Jack!). Myself, I do prefer the rack-style cabinet a bit to the "integrated" style cabinet of the Viking II, for aesthetics and also in terms of gaining access to those parts of the radio directly behind the panel. But I think the Viking II s

[AMRadio] Re: WTB: AM IRON in the North Carolina area

2007-07-12 Thread ne1s
Geoff/W5OMR writes: Maybe it's just personal opinion, but I've seen a couple of Viking I's, and I don't know that I'd ever mount one of those in an open-rack, as opposed to it's standard rack cabinet. The front panel, to me, seems rather 'flimsey' to support the weight of the power supply tran

Re: [AMRadio] R 388

2007-07-12 Thread kk4tr
Ok John thanks for the advice. That was the the info that I needed. I gues I will have to take out the PTO and make the adjustment. Thanks John Joe KK4TR - Original Message - From: "John Lawson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" Sent: Wednesd

Re: [AMRadio] Viking II Operating

2007-07-12 Thread DOXEMF
The last time my VKII on the air, several years ago, I had found a remote reading digital oven thermometer with a 6 inch metal probe and a shielded cable. The probe was placed in between the 6146s and after determining where rosey plates started I could set an alarm if that temp was reached. W