The Johnson-Viking Valiant had a place to plug in a SSB exciter such as
the Centronix 20A and this combo worked reasonably well.  Steve, K8SP,
says he had a JV Invader and that it ran AM.  I thought the Invader was
a SSB rig but I must have been mistaken.

Johnson also made something we knew as the "Johnson Six and Two" which
had no modulator but used that of a Ranger or Valiant to drive a rig
which ran AM or CW (with the modulator from the other rigs) on 6 and 2
meters.  Seems to me it ran about 100w input.

Mike Freeman <[log in to unmask]>
Amateur Radio: < K 7 U I J >

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Garrett" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 4:33 AM
Subject: Re: Old Receivers


> Yep. Johnson also made the Viking Ranger (a great transmitter) with
built-in
> VFO, AM and CW. The Navigator (seldom heard them) was a Ranger with no
> modulator. The Adventurer was CW only and no internal VFO. Ran about
50
> watts input (the common rating, then) with an 807 final.
>
> If I'm not mistaken, E.F. Johnson, despite their generally excellent
> transmitters, made one attempt at an SSB rig--the ill-starred
> Pacemaker (I think the name is right!). It sounded awful!
>
> --Mike, K9AZS
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 8:04 PM
> Subject: Re: Old Receivers
>
>
> > Let's see the heath kit indians.
> > amplifier warrior,
> > am transmitter with 2 6146's.  Apachee,
> > Matching rx, mohawk.
> > Mobile AM twins, Shianne.
> >
> > I think that's the order.
> > Wrl had the globe xmtrs.
> > king, chammp, scout, chief from top to bottom.
> >
> >
> > Let's see, Johnson.
> > Killowatt, 500, valiant, Viking ii, Viking I, adventurer.  I think I
> missed
> > a little Johnson rig in that list.
> >
> > Howard
> >
>
>