First, thanks to all who dropped a note in reply. Short summary is, RF Parts seems to be the best place to look for new 572-B's (at least as of today) and that the Taylor (New) or Cetron (NOS) are the best choice, but the Svetlana tubes are to be avoided as they aren't "true" 572-B's in terms of design, size, and other technical details.
Second, the good news is, I didn't have to buy any tubes after all. No, I did smoke 'em. Fortunately, I have a junker SB-200 that blew it's power supply and meter many, many moons ago (I was still married to the first wife then) that I've been meaning to, well, get a round tuit. I thought I had given the tubes from that linear away, but turned out I didn't, and even after several moves and 10 years of shelf storage, they still work and the "good" SB-200 is functioning normally again. Let this be a lesson to you! Never tempt the contest gods. This is what I get for trying to work a JA on 80 CW during the CQ World Wide PHONE contest on a Sunday morning! I've gotten away with things like this before (that's how I got two of my 3 QSO's with K5K 2 years ago, worked 'em on CW during the phone contest), but this time, I got caught. Worse part of it was, when the finals started going, they caused some unusual RFI into the wife's clock radio, which she forgot to reset, so she had TWO reasons to be cranky with me (you ask, why is it my fault that she forgot to reset the alarm? If you have to ask that question, then you are not married!) ...and no, I didn't get the JA, either. 18 more to work, 20 more to confirm, but at this rate, I'll never get that 80 M DXCC done! 73, ron wn3vaw 'If tin whistles are made of tin, what do they make fog horns out of?' -- from "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight?" Lonnie Donegan, SK, 4 November 2002 ----- Original Message ----- From: Ron Notarius WN3VAW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: DX Chat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 7:42 PM Subject: 572-B's Anyone know offhand the current pricing, availability, and quality of 572-B's? 'fraid my SB-200's finals were a casualty of the contest. 73, ron wn3vaw "Be who you are, say what you think, people that matter don't care, and people that care don't matter." -- Dr. Seuss Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
