[Boatanchors] Drake 2B RX Question

[Barrie Smith]

> The coil you're referring to is in the plate circuit of the oscillator
> and is only involved in bands 20M and up where the oscillator is
> operated in overtone mode.  It has no effect on 40M, which is almost
> always a 6U8 that has finally dropped low enough in gain to fail.  A
> 6EA8 has slightly higher gain and will often resurrect a 40M crystal,
> but not always.

Only  slightly related, but recently I had a 6U8 fail.  Looking for a 
replacement, I found a couple, one of which was labeled 6U8/6EA8.

73, Barrie, W7ALW
>
> Your info IS significant for 20M and up, but not on the lower bands
> where the oscillator is operating on the crystal fundamental.
>
> 73, Garey - K4OAH
> Glen Allen, VA