I never owned one but have seen and played with one, if I had room or money, 
I'd love to have one someday.
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From: "Howard, W A 9 Y B W" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: introduction and some questions


> The Valiant was a neat transmitter, however I never owned one.
>
> Howard, W A 9 Y B W
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 5:14 PM
> Subject: Re: introduction and some questions
>
>
>>I do, oldtimer!!
>> Pat, K9JAUAt 06:22 AM 12/13/2011, you wrote:
>>>I had a diagram once, but gave it to a friend who built the oscellator.
>>>Anything lives on the net for ever.
>>>I ran a set of drake twins for 25 years, and still run a johnson valiant
>>>and
>>>sx-100 combination.
>>>The valiant is modified with a voltage controled oscellator with a
>>>refference tone for tuning the grid, final, and adjusting the modulation.
>>>Now who remembers what I am talking about?