[ARC5] BC-453 Mods

[neilb at ihug.co.nz]

> Neil & Others,
> Can I suggest you get the best of both worlds? - modification but close
> to original.   There are a number of circuits that can be found on the
> web that give solid-state functional replacement for "toobs".  These are
> built into sockets (octal sockets) that plug in - as a direct
> replacement for the valves you will remove.

I think you are referring to the device known as
the  FETRON.  I first became aware of them in
about 1980 when my employer began fitting them
to communications equipment at the plant where
I worked here in Auckland.

http://www.philipstorr.id.au/radio/eleven/fetron.htm


73 de Neil ZL1ANM