On 5/23/07, A.R.S. - W5AMI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I just got my BC-1T which has a new set of Chinese made 833's. Wondering if anyone has opinions on these. Seems I've heard they don't live up to the emission, etc., of some of the domestic brands. Should I just count on replacing them and keep them for spares, or maybe just decoration?
Congrats, Brian - Paul and I were actually discussing this very issue at Dayton, he mentioned a problem with the pin spacing on one of the Chinese tubes he got from me, which caused it not to fit properly into the socket/clamp. I'll let him elaborate. I've heard from others that they work fine, but don't last as long as the old RCAs and so on. I'd suggest snagging some NOS RCAs when you find them, even if they cost a bit more. Use them, keep the Nationals as back up tubes. Bob KC4QLP used to be on this reflector. He's the guy I got the Raytheon RA-1000 from and is the engineer who maintained it. The transmitter came with a bunch (20+) 833s, a mix of manufacturers. Hopefully he's still here, and will chime in with his first hand experiences in broadcast service. ~ Todd, KA1KAQ ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
