[Boatanchors] RE: [National] Soviet Tubes

[F W Mooney]

Thanks Meir, and all who responded.  

Sounds like my old Cold-War-vintage National RBL-6 US Navy VLF receiver will work just fine powered with a 5Y3GT from the good ol' USSR.  

I'll bet the radio's original operators would appreciate the irony, too!  ;-)

- Fred

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From: 	WF2U[SMTP:wf2u@starband.net]
Sent: 	Saturday, May 11, 2002 10:12 AM
To: 	F W Mooney; 'Boatanchors'; 'National Reflector'
Subject: 	RE: [National] Soviet Tubes

I have a number of Russian military radios which I use on the ham bands and
many spare tubes for them. The tube industry in the Soviet Union is more
mature then ours because they're still manufacturing tubes - they're more
experienced with applying modern manufacturing technologies to the "ancient"
art of tube manufacturing. In fact, I have JAN - type octal metal tubes
which are the equivalents of the 6SK7,  6K7, 6V6, etc. with manufacturing
dates of 1972. I also have Soviet-made 807's, and 813's. They perform as
well as US-made tubes and last just as long as the major brand names. I
wouldn't hesitate to use Russian tubes as substitutes.

73, Meir WF2U