[Johnson] Viking I

manualman at juno.com manualman at juno.com
Thu Jul 4 21:27:04 EDT 2013


The simplest way is to connect two leads, one to each side of the primary
of the HV transformer. Run these two leads to your 115 AC volt Dow Key
coil terminals. When you flip the plate switch to transmit, the Dow Key
will be energized. 

Pete, wa2cwa
http://www.manualman.com

On Tue, 2 Jul 2013 16:52:03 -0700 (PDT) John King <k5pgw at yahoo.com>
writes:
> I am ready to try my worked on Viking 1 transmitter and the manual is 
> not too specific or clear about how to connect a dow key or other 
> antenna change over relay to transfer the antenna from receive to 
> transmit. My Heath DX 100, DX100B and Apaches  take the 110vac leads 
> out to an octal socket on the rear of the chassis that activate the 
> relay when the transmit switch is activated. I am not interested in 
> push to talk at this time because this transmitter will only be used 
> from time to time.
> 
> Johnson manuals leave a lot to be desired in my opinion. If you have 
> used a Viking 1 or Viking 11 how did you power the antenna change 
> over relay on transmit. Again, I can put a pus to talk circuit in, 
> but at present  all I want to do is use the transmit switch. Any 
> experience out there to be shared? 73, John, K5PGW
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