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i also tuned a Viking II that way Gerry. The Ranger was hard; power
transformer and choke were too quiet to hear properly so I used the
receiver as a field strength meter and got away with it!!
Pat, K9JAUAt 06:39 AM 12/14/2011, you wrote:
>I tuned a Viking 2 the same way.
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>From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 5:01 AM
>Subject: Re: introduction and some questions
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> >I tuned my Valliant using the power supply sounds and the output from
> > the receiver with the AVC off and the RF gain way down. People
> > watching over my shoulder said I was always within spec. Great rig
> > in the old 160 A M days!!
> > Had a second replacement in my A M second childhood fifteen years
> > ago!! Still a great rig. My stepson and his wife were entranced
> > with the 866s when the rig was out of its cabinet!!
> > Pat, K9JAUAt 02:09 AM 12/14/2011, you wrote:
> >>Their isn't much that you really need sight for. The VCO across the
> >>meter
> >>is great, but a properly neutralized amp is resonent at peak power
> >>output,
> >>so a VCO across the watt meter, let alone a TW1 or the new device comming
> >>out will work.
> >>I used to tune my valiant by diping the power supply hum, I mean the plate
> >>and pressing my ear to the case. Later, a friend of mine gave me a
> >>stethoscope, which made the listening easier. I adjust the grid and
> >>modulation by listening to the pinging of the meter needle. That's why I
> >>always liked the valiant, I could tund it up independantly.
> >>With the VCO across a watt meter, their isn't a radio, amplifier, or tuner
> >>that can't be adjusted.
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