[Boatanchors] Civil Defense Viking II

[Joe Eide]

Hi Mike,

If I remember correctly, the Viking II CDC was different in the 
following ways:

1.   Continuous coverage from 1.7~30 mc
2.    Three wire mic connector with built in PTT relay
3.    Another tube and an over modulation circuit
4.   I think the band switch had frequency vs Ham band markings.

I recently got rid of my CDC model and it was slightly different than my 
non-CDC model.

73,

Joe - KB9R


Michael D. Harmon wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> I have seen a couple of pictures of a special "Civil Defense" model 
> Viking II, and in fact, there's one on EBay right now.  What I would 
> like to know is if someone could explain the difference(s) between the 
> standard Viking II and the "Civil Defense" model.  The seller of the one 
> on EBay describes the transmitter as "continuous tuning from 1.7 - 30 
> MHz".  Since the Viking II uses a roller inductor in the tank circuit, I 
> just assumed all of the Viking II's would pretty much tune up anywhere 
> on the HF bands.  I guess I was mistaken.  I've had my Viking II about 6 
> mos, but due to antenna space restrictions at my current residence, I 
> haven't put it on the air yet.  Once I get moved into my new house, that 
> situation will be rectified post-haste!
>
> Anyway, I would be deeply grateful if someone could explain the 
> differences between the two versions of the Viking II, and if there are 
> actual component differences, I'd love to have a copy of the manual if 
> someone has (what I assume is) the special manual which covers the 
> "Civil Defense" version of the Viking II.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mike, WB0LDJ
> mharmon at att dot net   
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