No, the military is not using tubes except for the occasional TWT high power amplifier.
When specified for EMP military gear will take it. Dave WX7G On Jul 31, 2012 2:23 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Darl got zapped by an EMP from the Air Force testing range............ > > Darl: Sounds like a good case for tube type, boat anchors.......... No > menus, no microprocessors, no solid state. After all, the military keeps > going back to it from what I've heard. Sand storms in the Middle East > causing static buildup and taking out the front ends of the latest and > greatest microprocessor gear. (Sorry, I couldn't resist!! ) > > Time for a Faraday cage around the radio room????? > > Good luck........ you just may need lots of it. > > 73 K9WN Jake > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
