[AMRadio] Ranger vs T-150 vs Elmac vs DX-100

Tue Sep 28 20:08:03 EDT 2010

Bob,

I think you should be able to find an AF-67 or AF-68 for under $100, even on 
ebay.  I have seen a few (stress on the few) Rangers go for $150 or less on ebay 
but they were not pretty and needed varying degrees of work.  They are not hard 
to work on.  My point is they can be had for less than the typical $275-400.

Another great rig that nobody mentioned is a Johnson Mobile.  I have several of 
them.  They typically sell for $50-75 and, of course, need a separate power 
supply and a VFO.  It's an 807 modulated by a pair of them and they sound great.

Brian Harris, WA5UEK
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________________________________
From: Bob Macklin <macklinbob at msn.com>
To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tue, September 28, 2010 6:34:40 PM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Ranger vs T-150 vs Elmac vs DX-100

I have to buy my toys on ebay. Both the Ranger and DX-100 get a lot of 
attention on eBay.

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa.
"Real Radios Glow In The Dark"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JAMES HANLON" <knjhanlon at msn.com>
To: "AMradio" <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 4:16 PM
Subject: [AMRadio] Ranger vs T-150 vs Elmac vs DX-100

> If a Ranger is a little pricey for you, consider an Elmac AF-67 or AF-68. 
> They are both single 6146 rigs like the Ranger with high level plate 
> modulation and a built-in vfo.  The AF-67 covers 160 through 10 meters, 
> bandswitched of course, and the AF-68 covers 80 through 6 meters.  They 
> were both targeted for the mobile rig market, so they do not have a 
> built-in power supply.  Elmac power supplies are available, however, or 
> they operate handily from a home-brew supply or something like a Heathkit 
> HP-23.
>
> Another rig you might want to consider if you have a little more room 
> would be a DX-100.  It has a pair of 6146's, push-pull 1625 high level 
> plate modulators, a built-in vfo, and it is bandswitching from 160 through 
> 10 meters.  Heath made a large number of them and they cost only $10 more 
> than a Ranger, so there are still a lot of them around.  I have a DX-100 
> and several Johnson products including a Valiant, a Viking 1 with a Heath 
> VF-1 vfo, a Viking 2 with a Johnson vfo, and an Adventurer with a Johnson 
> vfo.  In my opinion, the VF-1 vfo and the vfo in the DX-100 have less 
> long-term drift than the Johnson vfos do.  The Vikings are also good AM 
> transmitters.  The Viking 1 was designed with a 4D32 in the final and 
> modulated by a pair of 807s.  (The 4D32 was hard to find during the Korean 
> War when many Viking 1s were sold, so many folks substituted an 829B or a 
> pair of 807s instead.)  The Viking 2 uses a pair of 6146s modulated by 
> 807s.
>
> 73,
>
> Jim, W8KGI
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