[Boatanchors] Anyone remember Tubesters?

[pmills7 at houston.rr.com]

There is a set on the E place even as I type.....

73, Phil
W5BVB

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Hickman" <n5cm at rtconline.com>
To: <Steve at swssec.com>; <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 1:13 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Anyone remember Tubesters?


> Hi Steve & Gang,
>
> Yes, I definitely remember the "tubesters". I have the Collins 75S3C
> and wanted to get a set of tubsters but never seemed to get around
> to ordering.
> As I recall, they were made by an individual and on order. He must
> have discontinued making them because I haven't heard anything
> about them until your message.
> If you find a source, let me know please.
> Take care,
>
> Ken   N5CM
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Uhrig" <Steve at swssec.com>
> To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 8:36 AM
> Subject: [Boatanchors] Anyone remember Tubesters?
>
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Back a good many years ago, I bought a Collins S line pair from a friend.
>> It was in good shape, I used it and loved it, and regret getting rid of
>> it.
>>
>> In place of many or most of the vacuum tubes were plastic solid state
>> assemblies called 'Tubesters". These were approx the same size of the
>> tube they were to replace, and had pins on a standard base, so you could
>> just plug them in and they worked.
>>
>> I had the receiver tunes to a gnat's behind before putting the Tubesters
>> back in. It tuned easily and was a typical Collins tuneup.
>>
>> I then put the Tubesters back in, ran another alignment and found
>> essentially no change. The thing worked fine with those Tubesters.
>>
>> I'm just wondering what the story was on them? I don't recall ever seeing
>> a mention of them in any way before or since.
>>
>> Can anyone shed any light on these things, and comments?
>>
>> Tks .... Steve WA3SWS
>>
>>
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