[Johnson] more Ranger adventures

[Jim]

Bill,
Several years ago I acquired a Ranger and tore it down to the main chassis, 
washed it, replaced all the capacitors and many resistors.
It was well worth the effort.
Phil Salas,  AD5X has a great site for Ranger modes and hints.  I 
incorporated his PTT circuit.

73
Jim

> Hi,
>
> I haven't posted about my adventures with my Ranger #1 for a while. I
> just got it up for the Stew Perry QSO party. I operated just over two
> hours with the Ranger throttled back to QRP levels. I spent more time
> working on the old radio than operating during the Stew. I had to remove
> some parts to get at the spade bolts and nuts that hold the final shield
> in place...and ground it. Then I struggled to get the parts back in with
> all the nuts and hardware that hold all of those parts in place. That
> cured the instability! I have a few more things to do to make the Ranger
> play like it's supposed to on 40 and up...then a little bit of paint
> work.
>
> I put together a T/R relay box some years ago to use with my DX-100 and
> I used the Ranger's relay output with the front panel switch to hook it
> up with a receiver. I have been using transceivers for a long time and
> only vaguely remembered how much fun it is to actually "operate"
> separates <big grin>. My "side tone" last night was, of course, my own
> transmitted signal in the receiver with it's antenna terminal shorted to
> ground. It sounds great on 160 and 80.
>
> 73,
>
> Bill  KU8H
>
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