This is definately OT, but regarding the cost of a 6146, when I was a teenager a 6146 (for my DX-60)cost a about 6 bucks. Taking a teenage girl out on a Saturday night also cost about 6 bucks back then. So I had a choice...I won't tell you what my decision was, however, on another thread here a guy posted that his (blond and attractive) wife was trying to buy him a new rig, but she couldn't get near the Elecraft booth with all the 'nerds' hanging out there...maybe I made the wrong choice on how to spend that 6 bucks.
Tom WB2QDG K2 1103 -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Bob Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On May 23, 2006, at 4:24 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 5/23/06 11:47:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > writes: > > > > > >> Don't use 6146's! two Raytheon 4D32's would do the job much > >> better. They > >> are > >> as cheap as 6146's now. > >> > > > > Actually, one 4D32 has almost the power rating of two 6146s. Two > > 4D32s could > > probably due 200W easy. > > > > I recall that the 4D32 was pretty expensive back in the 1950s, while > 6146s were much cheaper. Things change. The Johnson Viking I (4D32) > was rated at 150W input (CW) and the Viking II (2x6146) was rated at > 180 watts input. My first kit was a Viking II plus external VFO > (1953). Three 6146s would probably also do 200W output. I would > suggest that anyone building a rig with either tube purchase several > spares while they are still available. > > 73 - Bob, N7XY > > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
