[Johnson] (no subject)

[TOWN COUNTRY FLOORS Owner]

Gentlemen,

Here is a little trick that may be of some interest. On the rear of the 
Valiant J-4 supplies 115V for what-ever you need.  Unfortunately the plug to 
that jack is very hard to find.  I did find a substitute but was not happy 
with the connection between the two.  I purchased a FT-243 crystal and jack 
assembly from Brian Carling.  I removed the ceramic j-4 from the Valiant and 
installed the two jacks from Brian. They are a drop in fit but you might 
want to use a couple of small washers on each side.  I took the crystal and 
removed the innards and drilled a hole in the top the size of a small 
covered wire that had two #22 hook up wires in it.  I ran the wire thru the 
hole and soldered them to the crystal pins.  Reinstalled the cover for the 
FT-243 and now I have a plug that fits the new j-4 perfectly and supplies 
115v to operate my antenna relay.

Larry  L. Ravlin
quindecima at msn.com
Amateur Radio Extra Class @20wpm
AA7LR ex KØAEY
'D' Licensed FIA Parachutist
SCR 1475
NSCR 12/8/73 With 16 man
SCS422
D-4021
C-8295
Member of the world record 21 man night
star in 1975. Photo by M. Anderson
Jenkins.
'V' tail Bonanza Pilot
Classical Pianist