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Old 08-05-23, 09:03
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Default Rusian tubes

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Originally Posted by Philliphastings View Post

I read recently that Russia may be a viable source of replacement valves.

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Yes, the russkies kept vacuum tube technology in service long after the West had gone over to solid state technology. https://www.milkenreview.org/article...n-vacuum-tubes

The article doesn't mention Eimac , this San Francisco company was founded by two hams in the 1930s, it is now only a shadow of its former glory days, but is still filling a small niche market, making tubes for US military radar systems and radio broadcasting. The local ABC FM transmitter here on Mt. Tassie has Eimac tubes fitted !
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