[ARC5] Glass or Metal Tubes Preferred for Receivers?

[Richard Knoppow]

    Early in the life of metal tubes they had a 
bad reputation for leakage. I think this was 
solved after a short time but the reputation stuck.

On 2/4/2018 7:25 PM, J Mcvey via ARC5 wrote:
> Don't know about the lifespan, but the metal does 
> provide shielding that will not be present with 
> the GT....
> 
> 
> On Sunday, February 4, 2018 9:07 PM, D C _Mac_ 
> Macdonald <k2gkk at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Is there a performance and/or lifespan difference 
> between the tubes?  I.E., 12SK7 or 12SK7GT preferred?
> 
> 73 de Mac, K2GKK/5
> (Since 30 Nov '53)
> Oklahoma City, OK
> USAF Retired 61-81
> FAA Retired 94-10
> 
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Richard Knoppow
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