[Johnson] New member with Ranger question

[manualman at juno.com]

Bill:
When I drive my Johnson Thunderbolt with the Ranger, I use the low
voltage B+ on the 6146 for reduced output.   Phone operation only. Works
fine.
Pete, wa2cwa 


On Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:54:47 -0400 Bill Cromwell <wrcromwell at gmail.com>
writes:
> Hi,
> 
> Thanks for having a list like this and allowing me to join. I have 
> a
> Johnson Ranger and I would like to use it in QRP operations. I had
> though about replacing the 6146 with a 2E26 and of course tuning it 
> up
> accordingly with lower plate current and drive, etc. The information 
> I
> have says a 2E26 will handle the plate voltage okay.
> 
> Some other hams have suggested changing the plate circuit to use the 
> low
> B+ instead of the High B+ for qrp operation and perhaps installing 
> a
> switch to allow changing from one to the other. I haven't looked yet 
> but
> that seems more reasonable. Has anybody here actually done either 
> of
> those to reduce output to QRP levels? The AM phone operation is not
> important to me during the QRP adventures - only the CW operation. 
> What
> about any other means of doing this?
> 
> My Johnson Ranger is just now coming on the bench for TLC - 
> recapping if
> needed, dusting, cleaning, resistor and voltage checks. Maybe when 
> It's
> ready to run again I'll discover it can back off to QRP levels (5 
> watts
> or less output) without bothering to modify it.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Bill KU8H