[Boatanchors] WTB: Knightkit T-60 Transmitter

[Kenneth Grimm]

The Ranger was a great little rig, in my opinion.  I've still got mine in
pristine condition and I will occasionally put it on the air with my
equally pristine SX100.  For CW it was great barefoot, and for AM it made a
great exciter.  There were lots of big AM amps that used the Ranger as a
driver.  In its day, it was considered to produce great audio.  In more
recent years some  hams went to great lengths to "improve" its audio by
replacing the 6L6 audio amp tubes with 6550s I think.  I can still lift my
Ranger (barely).  I doubt that I could do the same with a Viking II or my
old DX100....without injuring my back or causing a hernia!
I love the old gear.
73,
Ken - K4XL

On Sun, Jun 21, 2020 at 9:19 PM Grant Youngman <ghyoungman at gmail.com> wrote:

> In today’s lousy propagation conditions, I have to agree that the Ranger
> is a bit PW for AM (but plenty of power for a lot of fun on CW)..  But back
> in the late 50’s and into the early 60’s, when even 15 was open all night,
> you could work anything you could hear with that bit of power.  Times
> change, or course.
>
> I still have an affinity for the Ranger — maybe because it’s what I lusted
> for as a kid, but couldn’t afford.    On the rare occasions I can find one
> that’s reasonably restorable and isn’t ridiculously overpriced,  it’s still
> a fun radio to play around with … :-)
>
> Grant NQ5T
>
> > On Jun 21, 2020, at 8:57 PM, w5jo at brightok.net wrote:
> >
> > Your opinion is a good one Grant.  There was a short wave BC station in
> Central America, Costa Rica think, that used a Viking II for its
> transmitter.  Worked for years.  When Johnson went to the Valiant, it was a
> mistake compared to the Viking II.  The Valiant II was not much more than a
> repackaged Valiant and no better, just prettier.  I never did like the
> Ranger for some reason, I don't know why maybe not enough power.
> >
> > Jim
> > W5JO
>

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Ken - K4XL
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