[AMRadio] Re: WTB: AM IRON in the North Carolina area

[ne1s]

Geoff/W5OMR writes:
> Maybe it's just personal opinion, but I've seen a couple of Viking I's, 
> and I don't know that I'd ever mount one of those in an open-rack, as 
> opposed to it's standard rack cabinet.  The front panel, to me, seems 
> rather 'flimsey' to support the weight of the power supply transformers 
> and chokes, as far back as they are.  The bottom (*I* think) needs to be 
> supported, if it's to be rack-mounted in an open rack. 
> 

Agreed - If you were to try to suspend the thing in a rack (as opposed to 
the standard cabinet where it's supported on the bottom) you would -at 
least- need to add side supports. Not just personal opinion, it's a fact 
(Jack!). Myself, I do prefer the rack-style cabinet a bit to the 
"integrated" style cabinet of the Viking II, for aesthetics and also in 
terms of gaining access to those parts of the radio directly behind the 
panel. But I think the Viking II style is better ventilated. 

Both great radios, though. 

 -Larry/NE1S