[Johnson] RE: 215 business band radio

[Laird Tom N]

Kevin/Steve,

       Yes, the 215 is an AM radio, not FM. But it doesn't hurt to keep me 
on my toes as far as operating frequencies and privileges go, you did get
me thinking again if I was headed for something "stupid".

Actually, the 215 is almost identical to the "black face" Johnson Messenger
II.
Except it is single channel "rock bound" and has a 15 watt output tube and 
modulator tube and no tunable VFO. It's a good candidate for 10 meter AM ham
rig.
They made five versions of that radio, the "-1" was 25 to 30mhz, "-2" was 30
to
35mhz and so on up to the "-5" 50 mhz model. 

Tom Laird WC9M
Moline, Il.

-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin J Ward <kevin_ward@juno.com>

Tom -

Keep in mind that if you operate FM on 29.000 MHz you will be in
violation of FCC rules and will likely get a citation.  You must keep all
of the modulation products ABOVE 29.000 MHz.

Kevin  N2IE



Kevin wrote:

>Keep in mind that if you operate FM on 29.000 MHz you will be in
>violation of FCC rules and will likely get a citation.  

I believe those Johnson radios for 25-30 MHz were AM, not FM,and would do 
real nice on 29.0.  But Tom can confirm that point...

Steve  WD8DAS