[Johnson] VALIANT VFO

[Jim Brannigan]

To get the cover off the Ranger VFO you need to remove the VFO shaft.  To
remove the VFO shaft the front panel has to be removed.
See this link
http://home.comcast.net/~ad5x/images/Articles/FrontPanelRemoval.pdf

Be careful of the phenolic coupler!! If broken it can be fixed with fresh
"Super-Glue"

It is a lot easier to work on the Ranger with the VFO shield and front panel
removed.

I implemented the mods from this site.
http://home.comcast.net/~ad5x/images/Articles/RangerMods.pdf

The manuals are on the BAMA site.

Jim



> 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...

> > 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
> >
> >
> > 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