[Johnson] Viking II audio (Mutch to do about Nothing)

[Ray, W2EC]

Absolutely! My Valiant II is totally stock, just like when I got it 
brand new. Replaced one part, the wirewound drive pot which gave up the 
ghost after about 40 years of service. Otherwise still has all the 
original tubes, parts, even caps (maybe because it's used a lot the caps 
don't get to dry out and go bad?). People ask if I've made the various 
audio upgrades. I ask, "how does it sound?". I've never had a bad audio 
complaint. I had a friends Valiant over once to do an A-B test, he has 
the audio mods recommended. Nobody could tell which Valiant we were 
using. 'nuf said.

73, Ray  W2EC

Jerry Kincade wrote:

> A-dadgummed-MEN, Lee!  Well said.
> 
> Jerry W5KP
> Pair of Rangers, Pair of Ranger II's, all box stock!
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Lee Bahr" <pulsarxp at earthlink.net>
> To: <Johnson at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 12:48 PM
> Subject: Fw: [Johnson] Viking II audio (Mutch to do about Nothing)

> 
>>So my point is, I have begun to realize, I want my radios stock to
>>experience the radio for what it was and not for what I could make it
>>become.  I am no longer interested in most MODS. (Modification is
>>
> sometimes
> 
>>necessary to replace worn out unobtainable exact replacement parts).  For
>>me, the thrill is in restoration and in experiencing the past by enjoying
>>the radio as it was designed by the original manufacturer.  If the radio
>>drifts, so be it!  Hams of the past dealt with it, and so can I.  I want
>>
> to
> 
>>experience what they experienced.  When I want a drift free radio contact,
>>I'll drag out my boring rice box.  For me, modifying a radio cheats me out
>>of some of the thrill you get using a radio from the past.
>>
>>Sometimes I feel new hams reading about mods think and feel they must
>>
> modify
> 
>>a radio as it is no good without a mod  In most cases, I find this not to
>>
> be
> 
>>true. I'm beginning to think a modified radio is no good.  It's all about
>>how you look at things.
>>
>>