[Boatanchors] Heathkit SB-10 and Johnson Viking II

[Peter Markavage]

Viking II and SB-10 Together, CQ Mag. Feb. 1960, page 30

Pete, wa2cwa

On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:03:24 -0500 "Michael D. Harmon" <mharmon at att.net>
writes:
> Anyone out there ever use a Heathkit SB-10 (or other SSB adapter) on 
> a 
> Viking II?  I know I have to change a few things to run sideband 
> (like 
> re-biasing for linearity and idle current issues), but are there any 
> 
> other "gotchas" I need to be aware of?  I'm putting together a 
> boatanchor AM station with a Viking II, a 122 VFO, and a National 
> NC-300, and I thought it might be fun to find an SB-10 and try 
> running 
> sideband the "hard way" like they did in the Fifties and Sixties!  
> I'm 
> old enough to remember W4EBG in Paducah (on AM, of course) cussing 
> and 
> complaining about the "sideband scum" on "his" frequency.
> 
> Send me a note offline if you have any words of wisdom.
> 
> Thanks!
> Mike, WB0LDJ
> mharmon at att dot net
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