[Johnson] A question from A New BA operator.

Wed, 20 Mar 2002 19:14:00 -0500

Correct. Run it at specs.

The plate voltage is fixed, the screen voltage is fixed, the L/C
ratio's in the tank circuit are only partly variable since the L being
used on a given band is fixed. The whole shebang is at maximum
efficiency at the specified settings.

I've seen guys operate a Valiant AM until the cows came home. Just
don't drop a book on the mike switch and get up and leave. When your
voice starts to hurt let the other guy transmit :>)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dr. Clifford L. Coleman" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Johnson] A question from A New BA operator.

> While restoring my valiant, I found(as the manual suggests ) that
less
> loaded causes high modulator current-so I tune it up to full power.
cliff
> k9jts
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mullin, Edward J." <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 1:40 PM
> Subject: [Johnson] A question from A New BA operator.
>
>
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I've been lurking on this mail list for a while, as I've been
> > working on my Valiant.  So far I have gotten it working again,
(recapping
> > and replacing a couple of tubes was all it needed:)   Now I want
to use it
> > on the air.  (I've been testing into a dummy load during
restoration). I'm
> > new to BA's (and Ham operations) in general, and  I've been
reading the
> > manuals alot.  What I want to know is: What is the correct method
for
> > transmitting at less than full power. The manual is good at
describing the
> > tuning process, but it doesn't really cover this information.(at
least I
> > didn't figure out where it was.)
> >
> >
> > 73 de KB1HYS
> >
> >
> > > Edward Mullin
> > >
> > >
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