[Boatanchors] Viking Ranger 1 - site for manual

[manualman at juno.com]

Actually, Johnson did label the "Viking I" and later the "Viking II" as
shown. But, you are correct in that Johnson never labeled the Ranger as a
"Ranger I". 

Early Rangers did not have the additional two tubes and circuitry for the
keyer and bias upgrade so early schematics would not show this. Later
Rangers had the keyer and bias upgrade incorporated into the circuitry
and so the later schematic incorporated all that circuitry and
interconnections and some other component changes.

Pete, wa2cwa

On Sun, 5 Aug 2012 18:32:13 -0500 D C *Mac* Macdonald <k2gkk at hotmail.com>
writes:
> 
> Well, there was never any rig NAMED Ranger I, 
> but after the Ranger II came out (grey panel)
> folks have ever since referred to the original 
> as Ranger I ! If your is not labeled Ranger II, 
> you have what is referred to as Ranger I. 
> Same thing for Viking I and II and Viking 
> Valiant I and II. 
>  
> There are other folks who make repro manuals. 
> I just mentioned the chap who made the manual 
> I bought for my Ranger. 
>  
> * * * * * * * * * * * 
> * 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 * 
> * (Since 30 Nov 53) * 
> * k2gkk at hotmail.com *  
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> 
> Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2012 19:20:04 -0400
> From: n3wm at qis.net
> To: k2gkk at hotmail.com
> CC: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Viking Ranger 1 - site for manual
> 
> Thanks for all the inputs....is there an obvious way to determine if 
> I have a Ranger or Ranger 1? I was not aware there were two models 
> before the Ranger II..
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bill N3WM