[Boatanchors] WTB Valiant II Parts

[Rob Atkinson]

Mike,

There was what looked like a junker Valiant on eBay as of yesterday in
the ham radio transmitter category.   might be useful.

If you mod a matchbox for 160 I'd try center feeding the zepp.   You
might also consider (if the center feed is not an option) end feeding
it as a random wire, i.e. let a single wire drop down from the end,
and feed that unbalanced against ground radials with a L network tuner
and use the matchbox for HF.  I guess this is in effect an inverted L
instead of an end fed zepp but you may as well treat an unbalanced
antenna with unbalanced feed and an unbalanced tuner.

73

Rob
K5UJ

On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 11:07 PM, Michael D. Harmon <mharmon at att.net> wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> Does anyone out there have a "parted-out" Valiant II?  I'm looking for
> the VFO/Crystal switch (SW2 - P/N 22.1989) and the Mode switch (SW4 -
> P/N 22.1295-2).  My old Valiant was acquired a couple of years ago from
> a local CB-er and was aggressively "modified".  I've found most of the
> parts I need to get the old girl back on the air (even stumbled onto a
> few of the Johnson-style terminal strips), but I need both switches to
> complete the project.
>
> If you have either or both of these switches, please let me know!
>
> Also, have any of you modified a KW Matchbox for use on 160M?  I'm
> thinking about doing the 160M mods described in the March 2001 issue of
> ER Mag so I can feed an end-fed Zepp with ladder line.  Fall and winter
> always bring ideas of some serious shack/building time!
>
> Thanks!
> Mike Harmon, WB0LDJ
> mharmon at att.net
>
>
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