[Boatanchors] CQ Viking Valiant SSB'ers

[Greg Mijal]

Hi Steve:

I think checking out the generator before putting it in line with the 
Valiant would pay dividens.
If it's a phasing type with a band switch then all you have to do is put a 
signal generator into it on the freq you want to output ssb. You should get 
a bit of ssb out of it and that's enough to try it on the Valiant.
The Valiant needs to output it's driver to the generator and the generator 
outputs to the PA. Also, you have to re-bias the PA to SSB operation instead 
of class C.
That's it in a nutshell.  Did a couple of Heathkit generators  SB 10? (they 
work OK and the ssb is the soft phasing style) this way. The Heathkit manual 
for their old generator has beacoup info on how to ssb the iron queens with 
their phasing generator.
Have fun
Greg
WA7LYO
in sunny Feenix

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <StephenTetorka at cs.com>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 5:19 PM
Subject: [Boatanchors] CQ Viking Valiant SSB'ers


> Hi all:
>
> I picked up a real treasure...a homebrew SSB generator made to work into a
> Viking Valiant...some extremely nice Ham construction...gosh...what those 
> guys
> did then!!!
>
> Soooo...I need to know just what the Valiant DID with an SSB 
> generator...what
> the Valiant needed to operate SSB etc etc...so that I have an idea of just
> what this work-of-Ham-Art/Craftsmanship does.
>
> I was told by the seller that it has an output of 1 watt...I can tell you
> that there are MANY controls on the front panel..and..I've just started to 
> read
> the documentation that the OM put together on this creation...Thank The 
> Great
> Spirit he was an engineer...the darn 'sketches' are even done with drawing
> set...and..get this...the 'instructions' to get it tuned up...are two 
> pages
> long...single spaced typed!!!.....that's one L O N G list of tuning up
> procedures....
>
> Circa 1962...1967...just picture him..in his shack...he probably made his
> Valiant too.
>
> Hamology.
>
> Your comments, suggestions...guesses are warmly welcome.
>
> Keep'em Glowing...
>
> 73
> Steve
> WA2TAK
>
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