[Johnson] Viking II PTT - Civil Defense version questions

[C E]

Actually, the whole Viking I and II line is set up for
out of band coverage. I think the exception was around
5 Mcs but other than that, you can put any of the Vike
1 or 2's on just about any frequency. Just be sure to
follow those charts and curves supplied with the
manual. Cal. 

--- "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 8/25/06, k2gtm at usadatanet.net
> <k2gtm at usadatanet.net> wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >   I'm new to the world of Johnson equipment (but
> I've worked with a lot of Heath
> > and Drake tube equipment).  I recently purchased a
> Viking II and the front
> > panel has a CD (civil defense) sticker on it.
> 
> Hi Greg -
> 
> Can't answer your component-specific questions, but
> I can tell you
> that the CD models I've seen actually had a
> different front panel,
> with a silkscreened emblem and appropriate
> nomenclature. They did have
> different band coverage, more in line with general
> coverage but I
> can't remember the precise range. These were
> produced specifically for
> the Civil Defense/RACES stations to use (hence the
> out-of-band
> coverage).
> 
> I actually have a Hallicrafters S-40B given to me
> back when the state
> was clearing out their old storage space. It also
> has a CD sticker,
> but is no different than a stock S-40B. The folks
> that I've worked and
> talked with in this field said that they just bought
> whatever they
> could to fill the need, and slapped CD stickers on
> them more as
> property labels than anything else. So having the
> sticker on your
> transmitters means it was likely used by Civil
> Defense, but not the
> specific 'CD' model.
> 
> BTW, I've also seen a lot of early Gonset
> Communicators (Gooney Boxes)
> in their civilian gray hammertone paint sporting CD
> stickers, while
> the later models were painted bright yellow with
> decals and CD-labeled
> canvas covers. So this would seem to support that
> manufacturers came
> around to making specific models once they
> recognized the need or were
> contracted to do so by the gov't.
> 
> Enjoy the new rig, and welcome to the world of
> Johnson gear.
> 
> ~ Todd/'Boomer'  KA1KAQ
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