[Johnson] VALIANT VFO

[Cecil Acuff]

I take it the Ranger is a little different.  I need to check mine and 
probably replace it.  I pulled the top cover and looked around.  It looks 
like maybe the Ranger has to come all apart.

Suggestions are welcome as I don't have a manual yet...

Cecil...
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry K" <w5kp at direcway.com>
To: "radio" <radio at inwave1.com>; <johnson at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 5:39 PM
Subject: RE: [Johnson] VALIANT VFO


> You're not going to want to hear this, Paul, but you don't have to remove
> the entire cover to replace R3. Looking at it from the front, pull the 
> cover
> on your left. It comes off fairly easily. There's R3, staring at you. Not
> roomy in there, but not all that hard to do.
> Jerry W5KP
>
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> Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 3:58 PM
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> Subject: [Johnson] VALIANT VFO
>
>
> Greetings,
> I am trying remove the VFO cover on my Valiant so I can replace R3.  I 
> have
> the cover loose and can raise it about a 1/4", but it is not free yet.  I
> did this once on a Ranger many years ago and I remember it was a bear.  My
> right angle screwdriver is to big to remove the last two lid screws 
> between
> the front panel and the VFO cover, but I'm not so sure that is going to 
> let
> me see what's not letting me lift the cover.  I need to get this down
> because I have a Ranger to do too.
> Thanks,
> Paul W9PJ
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