[Boatanchors] Soviet Tubes

F W Mooney [email protected]
Sat, 11 May 2002 09:03:13 -0400


I ordered a 5Y3GT "SOVT" from AES, for my National RBL-6. =20

I'm sure it was there in the fine print in the catalog, but I didn't =
expect a "New Old Stock" tube.  It says "made in USSR, which makes it at =
least 10 years old, I guess.  My bad.

Anyhow, does anyone have experience with the Russian-made tubes?  Are =
they known for high quality and mean time between failure?

- Fred M.  KA1DGL