[Boatanchors] Civil Defense Viking II

[Bob Hardie- W5UQ]

Yes... "what he said"...  Joe, that is... :-)
Bob

Joe Eide wrote:
> 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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