[AMRadio] B&W 5100 Possibly the best built ham transmitter? (imho)

[Jordan Arndt]

I like my DX-100 and I liked my Viking II/VFO-122 set up almost as much...


russ dworakowski wrote:

> All these old  rigs  are  great  fun.  They  all  have  some  quirks.
> I  like  to   equate  them to  old  cars- like a Collins is a Caddy,  and  A
>   Viking  is a Dodge.  Heath-  like  a Ford,  B-W,  I  would  rank
> about  a  Buick or  Pontiac.  Yu  get  the bugs  out  of  them  and  you
> got a pretty good  rig.  Russ.
>
> >From: Peter A Markavage <manualman at juno.com>
> >Reply-To: amradio at mailman.qth.net
> >To: amradio at mailman.qth.net
> >Subject: Re: [AMRadio] B&W 5100 Possibly the best built ham transmitter?
> >(imho)
> >Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 01:42:26 -0500
> >
> >This Viking II came factory wired and I'm the second owner.
> >Pete
> >
> >On Sat, 23 Nov 2002 15:30:07 EST W2ZR at aol.com writes:
> > > <<The most reliable rig in my shack is the Johnson Viking II. Since
> > > 1958, it
> > > has never required a tube or part replacement.
> > >
> > >
> > >  Did you put that together yourself?
> > >
> > >  73,
> > > Sterve W2ZR
> > >
> >
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