[Boatanchors] Orange OA3

[Carl]

I seem to recollect posting the same thing almost 15 hours prior.......

Carl
KM1H



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glen Zook" <gzook at yahoo.com>
To: "Boatanchors Mail List" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; "Barrie 
Smith" <barrie at centric.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 12:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Orange OA3


>
> Different voltage regulator tubes have different gasses and therefore 
> they do glow at different colors.  I believe that an orange glow is 
> proper for a 75 volt regulator tube.
>
> Glen, K9STH
>
> Website:  http://k9sth.com
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> --- On Tue, 3/17/09, Barrie Smith <barrie at centric.net> wrote:
>
>> From: Barrie Smith <barrie at centric.net>
>> Subject: [Boatanchors] Orange OA3
>> To: "Boatanchors Mail List" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
>> Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 7:16 PM
>> I've aquired two Meissner Signal Shifters recently.  One
>> is an older model that uses plug-in coils.  Other than a bad
>> on-off switch, it seems to work FB.
>>
>> The other is a newer model with the turret for changing
>> bands.  This one makes somewhat less power-out than the
>> earlier model.  It also has a VR tube (an OA3) that glows a
>> bright orange-red.
>>
>> I've always been under the impression that all VR tubes
>> glowed blue.  However, I don't recall ever seeing or
>> using an OA3.  I don't have another OA3 on hand, so I
>> can't subsitute.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> 73, Barrie, W7ALW
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