[Johnson] Ranger 1 Question/Problem

C Eus catman351 at yahoo.com
Fri Apr 8 13:12:34 EDT 2005


Indeed and therefore you and I are in complete
agreement then. 73 de Cal, N6KYR :). 
--- "Freeberg, Scott (STP)"
<Scott.Freeberg at guidant.com> wrote:
> Like I said early on, changing the resistor to
> increase the power rating is a must.  Whether or not
> the new resistor stays in the VFO cabinet or is
> moved under the chassis is the debate :)
> 73, Scott WA9WFA
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: C Eus [mailto:catman351 at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 9:46 AM
> To: Freeberg, Scott (STP); johnson at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: RE: [Johnson] Ranger 1 Question/Problem
> 
> 
> Hi Scott:
> Actually, I don't think the issue is really
> frequency
> drift as opposed to the catastrophic results of
> leaving that 18k resistor in the vfo compartment.
> Ask
> W3BYM (Tom Marcello) (?). He had this problem and
> hence a large restorative undertaking that could
> have
> been prevented with the resistor changed and outside
> the box. 
> 
> 
> JMHO. 
> Cal, N6KYR/8
> --- "Freeberg, Scott (STP)"
> <Scott.Freeberg at guidant.com> wrote:
> > I have a Ranger II with the resistor in the VFO
> > cabinet and a Valiant 1 (same VFO design)with the
> > resistor outside of the VFO cabinet.  I don't
> notice
> > any difference in drift between the two in my
> casual
> > AM and CW operation.  I'm happy with both.
> > 
> > This sounds like one of those fun topics that will
> > be argued forever, like the solid state rectifier
> vs
> > tube rectifier :))))
> > 
> > 73, Scott WA9WFA
> > http://wa9wfa.home.att.net
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