[Johnson] Viking Valiant restoration

[Robert]

Bob,

Excellent.  A keeper reference for my boatanchor files for certain as a 
Valiant owner.  Know you will really enjoy your 'new' transmitter with 
so much effort placed into its restoration and documentation shared with 
us all.

bst 73 es tnx de

Robert W4RL Pensacola FL



On 8/14/2015 5:27 PM, Robert Sauvan wrote:
> Hi all,
> As some of you may remember, I purchased a Valiant locally back in 
> May. Brought it home and I needed to put a power cord plug end on it 
> to fire it up.  I started by asking a question on the reflector as to 
> whether or not I should change it to a 3 wire cord and it was a 
> unanimous yes in answer to the question. In the end I am sure glad I 
> did. Anyway, after turning it on for the first time, it lasted on the 
> air for about 2 hours. I started having a few issues to deal with 
> before being able to keep it on the operating table. I decided to do a 
> full restore. I have finished the radio and have put a page on my 
> website showing the various issues I had, the fixes, and the finish of 
> the revamp. With lots of technical help from this reflector and a few 
> who stuck with me through the process, the radio turned out great and 
> works as good as it looks now. Let me know what you think. I want to 
> thank those who worked through the issues with me to get it going 
> again. Click on the link below.
>
> http://w0ybs.com/w0ybs_026.htm
>
> 73-Bob-W0YBS
>
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