[Boatanchors] PL-172's

[Gary Schafer]

Brian,

Try the TMC list. A lot of those transmitters used that tube.

73

Gary  K4FMX

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:boatanchors-
> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Brian Harris
> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 4:34 PM
> To: Hallicrafters; Boat Anchors
> Subject: [Boatanchors] PL-172's
> 
> Today I acquired three PL-172's and one PL-172 socket.  One tube has a
> glass
> seal.  The other two have ceramic seals and are also marked 8295.  All are
> made
> by Penta.  One of the 8295's looks as if it's new.  The other looks very
> good
> (with very little discoloration).  The one with the glass seal has been
> used as
> there uniform discoloration (but no black).  These came from a SK who had
> them
> as spares for his amplifier which is long gone.
> 
> I would like to either sell these tubes and the socket (preferred) or
> build an
> amplifier (not preferred) but I need to know if they are any good.  As I
> have no
> way to test them, I am looking for someone who has an HT-33B that would be
> willing to test them.  It would be great if that person lived close to the
> Dallas-Ft.Worth area.
> 
> If someone can test them for me I will give them the glass sealed tube
> provided
> it's good or some quickly diminishing in value U.S. dollars for their
> services.
> 
> Please don't make me make a test jig.
> 
> Brian Harris, WA5UEK
> phone 214-763-5977
> email cosmophone at yahoo.com
> website www.myhamshack.com/wa5uek
> 
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