Yes, it was good out-of-the-box and, with some capacitor changes, you could 
make it even better.  Lou  WA3MIX
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 10:06 PM
Subject: Re: introduction and some questions


>I never had a ranger, but I really  liked the Audio from them.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 6:43 PM
> Subject: Re: introduction and some questions
>
>
>>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.
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 5:01 AM
>>>Subject: Re: introduction and some questions
>>>
>>>
>>> >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.