[Boatanchors] 6146B

[Jim Wilhite]

I put 6146Bs in my B&W5100B and reneutralized it.  It works just fine and 
have not had problems.  Remember most manuals say to redo the neutralization 
when changing finals anyway.

On radios with no neutralization that is different.  The DX 100 can be 
modified to add neutralization, the Valiants have it.  Don't know about any 
others but it shouldn't be a great problem to add..

73  Jim
W5JO



> Many of the older transmitters actually did not have
> any means for neutralization of the 6146 final(s) and
> that definitely adds to the problem.  If the 6146B
> tubes can be neutralized and if that neutralization
> "holds" then they can safely be used in the older
> transmitter.  Unfortunately, not every transmitter
> "holds" the neutralization.
>
> It would have been a lot better if RCA hadn't used the
> same basic nomenclature with the 6146B and if they
> hadn't originally said that the 6146B could replace
> the earlier versions without any problems.
>
> Glen, K9STH