[Boatanchors] vacuum tube radio kits

[Pete Lancashire]

Sadly I would have to agree today I would not sell outside of the
commercial/industrial
market anything that needed more then 24V.

-pete

On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 12:00 PM, LEE BAHR <pulsarxp at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> 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.
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> 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
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>> 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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