[Johnson] Johnson Viking Navigator - Dial Problem

Mon, 11 Mar 2002 12:01:53 -0600

Bob,

*smile*  Well...that's not very likely to happen.  The Navigator is a 
pivotal part of one of my early stations when I was a young teenaged 
General.  Nostalgia strikes again!  But I WILL file your email and if 
the unthinkable should happen, I'll shoot u an email!

73, Bob

Ron - K5MVR

wb4mnf wrote:

> ron-
> 
> 
> when/if you decide another BA would be more fun and
> want to say goodbye to the Navigator, please write!
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -bob
> wb4mnf
> 
> Ron Evans wrote:
> 
>> Gentlemen,
>>
>> I purchased a Johnson Viking Navigator a couple of years ago and am just
>> now getting around to getting it ready to go on the air.  The first
>> problem is that turning the VFO indicator is VERY difficult, not at all
>> like on my Ranger.  It's sluggish in a way that suggests some dried up
>> grease or similar somewhere along the way from the large frequency knob
>> to capacitor C1 itself.
>>
>> Not having the construction instructions, I'm not sure where or how to
>> start.  Capacitor C1 is nestled deeply in a metallic shield, which
>> doesn't appear all that difficult to remove, if necessary, but I don't
>> want to launch out into those waters if the problem is more likely to be
>> toward the front or frequency knob side of the assembly, in which case
>> how do I proceed?
>>
>> Has anyone had any experience with this problem, and would you throw a
>> lifeline to someone who is floundering in murky waters?  Would it help
>> if I could get a copy of the construction instructions?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Ron -  K5MVR
> 
> 
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