[ARC5] Receiver Tube Substitution

Rich Post kb8tad at gmail.com
Thu Dec 15 09:51:21 EST 2016


Plug-compatible but 12SJ7 is sharp cutoff versus 12SK7 being remote
cutoff.  If in an AVC circuit, remote cutoff is needed.

Rich KB8TAD

On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 7:53 AM, Cliff Miller <cliff52 at gmail.com> wrote:

> A recent purchase of an R-23 / ARC-5 receiver contained a surprise.  The
> 12SK7 RF Amp was replaced with a 12SJ7 tube.  Does anyone have any
> experience with this substitution?  Would this have been done on purpose to
> improve the operation of the receiver?
>
> --
> Cliff Miller
> cliff52 at gmail.com
>
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