[Johnson] No Challenger Info? Really?
Peter Markavage
manualman at juno.com
Tue Aug 21 13:45:07 EDT 2007
They didn't call it the Challenger for nothing. Loved the meter. My eyes
hurt waiting for the meter pointer to stop moving each time I
transmitted. I used the rig for several weeks after a friend brought it
over for me to fix. Unfortunately, no "lemon laws" back then.
Pete, wa2cwa
On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 06:30:47 -0500 "Artmouton" <k5fnq at cox.net> writes:
> I had the Johnson Challenger as a Novice. When I got back into ham
> radio
> then into boatanchors, I heard a lot of people wanting to get their
> Novice
> rigs back. Somehow a Challenger and an S-107 did not sound like a
> lot of
> fun any more.
> It did work. I did work 49 states as a Novice - all CW of course,
> all
> crystal controlled, all with doublet antennas.
> It is just not a "fine" rig such as a Ranger - the meter would click
> and
> clack, but, again, it did work.
> Sold it and got an HT-37 as fast as I could after getting my
> General.
> Nuff said.
> Art K5FNQ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <w1eof at hamnutz.com>
> To: <johnson at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 5:31 AM
> Subject: [Johnson] No Challenger Info? Really?
>
>
> > No one on this list has any opinion or information on the
> Challenger?
> >
> > Do I get a prize for stumping this knowledgeable group?
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Mark W1EOF
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