[ARC5] GRC-109 or RR-2B

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 10 Jan 2014 at 14:19, Clare Owens wrote:

> Hi Ken,
> 
> Do you mean this seller's 1L6 replacements?  Ebay item 121251195330.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Clare

Yes. That's him.

He is a very forthcoming, honest, and reliable individual, a ham radio op, and 
is very easy to deal with. I am very pleased with his offerings. He also 
specially made me a 1T4 for my R-1004. He sent it to me within a week of 
my request, and it works perfectly.

I am very pleased with the way his solid-state tubes work. They are truly 
plug-and-play. Both his 1L6 and his 1T4 exhibit better characteristics than 
the original tubes: the HFO is far more stable, and there is far less noise 
produced. RF sensitivity appears greatly enhanced too.

As an experiment, he has also made a 12AU7 replacement for use in 
VTVMs. I am going to give it a workout, then will report back to him on it.

Although at this point, 12AU7s are not particularly difficult to find or buy, I am 
anticipating what may happen down the road.

At least one other fellow, a collector of VTVMs, has also expressed interest 
in these.

Kenneth G. Gordon W7EKB

"Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway."--- John   Wayne