[Boatanchors] vacuum tube radio kits

[LEE BAHR]

Nice idea, Ian.  Makes a lot of sence and you would have a very workable set 
up and tunable either receive or transmit.  The price would be low and you 
would need no expensive cabinet for the project.

The re-kitting of old kits is also a great idea.  I have to do that with a 
DX-60B right now.

The problem with new tube gear kits has been stated, low demand (everyone 
has a different preference), high price, liability, FCC, and expensive 
double shipping of power transformers.  Then you need to build into the 
price, damage claims and just plain parts abuse of one type or another by 
the builder.  Hams won't pay audio fool prices.  Screw up one dual broadcast 
variable and you have $20.00 damage.  Mis-wire a transformer and you are out 
$75.00.  A seller can't win selling a tube kit today to hams.

A ham interested in building today will most likely gather the parts and put 
his own one of a kind units together made up of parts from many sources 
including from his own junk box.

Lee, w0vt







> Following the re-kitting line, one day I plan to do something that Bill
> Pileggi
> suggested: take a hacked ARC-5 RX or TX, remove bad wiring and replace
> old bathtub caps, etc,. Then rebuild from the original wiring diagram 
> using
> the correct color coding, etc.
>
> 73, ian K3IMW
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