To put a repeater connection back unto this thread, I would like to say that Rogers-Majestic was the company that made the 41V in Toronto that I got on 2m repeaters with, maybe one of Ted's sidelines that he later sold to Motorola? Maybe those tubes were mobile communications quality!
73 Nigel ve3id John J. Riddell wrote: > > *I wonder why the seller claims to have Phillips tubes when the > picture clearly shows Rogers tubes ?* > *Rogers made tubes in Toronto for over 50 years. Ted Rogers Sr > invented the "batteryless radio"* > *when he developed tubes that would work with an AC filament.* > *His Ham call was 9RB and his radio station later became CFRB...on > the air to-day ...still...1010 Khz* > *The "RB" part stands for "Rogers Batteryless"* > ** > *For the full story see the "Hammond Museum of radio" web site.* > www.*hammond**museum*of*radio*.org > ** > *73 John VE3AMZ* > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Jesse Lloyd <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, September 03, 2007 6:14 PM > *Subject:* [Norton AntiSpam] Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Oxygen > Free and stranded audio cables. > > Yes, unlike cheap imitations which give cubic audio quality, hahah. > > > > > On 9/3/07, *Laryn Lohman* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > > If you really need a good chuckle (unless you threw out your tube > > stock recently) go to ebay and search for a 12ax7. For example > > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/Matched-New-Pair-of-Rare-Philips-mC-12AX7-Tubes_W0QQitemZ330162061283QQihZ014QQcategoryZ50598QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > > <http://cgi.ebay.com/Matched-New-Pair-of-Rare-Philips-mC-12AX7-Tubes_W0QQitemZ330162061283QQihZ014QQcategoryZ50598QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem> > > > > I sure hope he packs them well! > > > > 73's Skip WB6YMH > > > > Well Skip I was surprised that you didn't snap them up at the > -Buy It > Now- price, if only for their <spherical> audio quality. > heheheheheh > > Laryn K8TVZ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.3/986 - Release Date: 2007-09-03 > 09:31 > -- Nigel Johnson MSc., MIEEE, MCSE VE3ID/G4AJQ/VA3MCU http://nigel.homelinux.net http://va3mcu.ham-radio-op.net You can reach me by voice on Skype: TILBURY2591 If time travel ever will be possible, it already is. Ask me again yesterday This e-mail is not and cannot, by its nature, be confidential. En route from me to you, it will pass across the public Internet, easily readable by any number of system administrators along the way. Nigel Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
