[Elecraft] Amplifier Vacuum Tubes

2008-03-17 Thread Joe Stofko
WB6TMR wrote: "Having said that, I must admit solid state is the future, and when the day comes that I can afford a solid state amp I will buy one." And therein lies the problem. It is bad enough that decent HF tube amplifiers are so expensive... but, the available solid state models are, quite

Re: [Elecraft] Amplifier Vacuum Tubes

2008-03-17 Thread WILLIS COOKE
t have to know > how to take care of them. > > Having said that, I must admit solid state is the > future, and when > the day comes that I can afford a solid state amp I > will buy one. > > TR, WB6TMY > > From: "Brett Gazdzinski" > Subject: [Elecra

[Elecraft] Amplifier Vacuum Tubes

2008-03-17 Thread TR, K2/100 S/N 838
TR, WB6TMY From: "Brett Gazdzinski" Subject: [Elecraft] Amplifier Vacuum Tubes I would like to point out that there are loads of good tubes around, many places have a lot of old US tubes, I use some 100TH tubes made in the 1950's, and also have a pile of 811a, 812a, 813,s, 4-12

Re: [Elecraft] Amplifier Vacuum Tubes

2008-03-16 Thread AJSOENKE
Having lived in Santa Barbara most of my life I have had the privilege of friendship with many of the staff of the original EiMac Vacuum Tube company. One of the last of their original Tech staff, Rad Leonard, Just passed on a few months ago. In the course of these acquaintances I was privy

[Elecraft] Amplifier Vacuum Tubes

2008-03-16 Thread Brett Gazdzinski
I would like to point out that there are loads of good tubes around, many places have a lot of old US tubes, I use some 100TH tubes made in the 1950's, and also have a pile of 811a, 812a, 813,s, 4-125, 4-400,etc. No I dont want to sell any, but there are loads of good tubes around. Unless overlo

Re: [Elecraft] Amplifier Vacuum Tubes

2008-03-16 Thread WILLIS COOKE
--- Paul Meier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would broadcast to everyone the name of the > company that has no customer > service so others won't deal with them and get hurt. > > Paul K7PM > > I thought that I had done just that, but it went out as a private communication to one member. Th

[Elecraft] Amplifier Vacuum Tubes

2008-03-16 Thread WILLIS COOKE
I have an amplifier with four 572B tubes. I have been running the same Cetron 572Bs since 1976 in this Dentron Clipperton L and in a Hunter Bandit before. This summer I decided to lay in another set to stretch the life of the amp. I ordered a quad of the premium Chinese Tubes from the distributo