RW>On Wed 2012-Apr-25 13:37, Ed Vance (1:2320/105.1) wrote to RICHARD WEBB:

RW>

RW>RW>Yep, sounds about right for some of that old gear.  Operated
the old Vikin
RW>I
RW>RW>etc. as well.  Noted your comment
RW>RW>elsewhere on that tx, 500 watts cw, about 350 am.

RW>EV> IIRC, that was the Johnson Viking 500 instead of the Viking II.

RW>Yep, I operated the II, but have seen the 500.

RW>EV> I saw a 500 once and found out it that what I saw on the top of the
RW>EV> desk in the Ham Shack was only half of it, on the floor there was a
RW>EV> box about the same size for the 500's Power Supply and maybe a Plate
RW>EV> Modulator for AM transmission (?).

RW>YEp, recall that too.  I think the outfit I saw with the 500 had been rack
RW>mounted.  I seem to recall its owner had done
RW>some customization to make it rack mountable in its various
RW>modules, etc.

Richard,

IIRC, the case that came with the top section of the Viking 500 was a
standard 19 inch one.


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