[Johnson] Valiant to give away plus cash

[Mark Foltarz]

Perhaps Lego blocks and a valium are bit more your speed.




--- John Lawson <jpl15 at panix.com> wrote:

> 
>    I'll give you $300 dollars to take this goddam Valiant from me, and as a 
> special Bonus: I'll personally deliver it anywhere in the continental US, 
> Mexico, and Canada.  May take me a few days to get to you - depends on the 
> weather.  Will consider throwing in the rest of my Boatanchor gear, maybe 
> even the antenna.  Hell, I might even leave you my car all nicely packed, 
> and hitchhike back.
> 
> Boy do I hate electronics right now....
> 
> 
> 
>    So - I get 'er all recapped, twice, over a hundred dollers in fine 
> transmitting micas, orange drops, hi-rel electrolytics - it's loading well 
> and stably, I got a little compressor/limiter in the mic, it's modulating 
> nicely - I put it all back together, cable it up, tunes up fine on all 
> bands on the load - figure I'll call CQ on 3.880 - can't make the VFO 
> change freqs - yes, you guessed it, the %*^#@!%& coupling INSIDE the VFO 
> can has begun to slip.... once in a while it'll nudge the tuning, but 
> mostly the dial and shaft turn, the VFO cap does not - I got one side off 
> it, hellzbellz you can't even SEE the damn coupling....
> 
> 
>    Now that the inside of my shack is several shades bluer than it used to 
> be - she's back on the bench.  I oughta just leave the damn thing there, 
> operate that way.
> 
> OKAY:
> 
>   My question is - what's the easiest and least 
> invasive/alignment-disturbing way to remedy this lovely situation - or is 
> it "front panel off, disassemble VFO, tighten one set-screw 1/8 turn, 
> reassemble VFO, reassemble front panel, completely re-align -
> 
> 
> 
>    Did I mention I am currently experiencing Hostile Feelings towards 
> heavy old expensive electronic stuff??
> 
> 
>    Cheerz  (and %*^&%#$!!!!!!)
> 
> John KB6SCO
> 
> 
> PS: For the Literal: The first paragraph is Sarcasm.... but you knew that.
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