[Boatanchors] 6146 vs 6146A vs 6146B or 6146W

[Glen Zook]

I am NOT talking about you!  KM1H and W8JI post regularly on QRZ.com and get into some VERY heated discussions.

Since I am the Head Moderator of QRZ.com I think I would know that you don't post on the site!

Calm down, take a deep breath, I am NOT "slandering" you.  There was no reference made nor intended about any posts that you have made on QRZ.com!

Glen, K9STH

Website:  http://k9sth.com


--- On Tue, 7/5/11, lee <pulsarxp at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> From: lee <pulsarxp at embarqmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] 6146 vs 6146A vs 6146B or 6146W
> To: "Glen Zook" <gzook at yahoo.com>, boatanchors at mailman.qth.net, "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
> Date: Tuesday, July 5, 2011, 6:15 PM
> I think you don't know what you are
> talking about and are slandering me.  I don't post on
> QRZ.com.    I have never had a discussion with
> W8JI.  I have no idea who he is.  Since you say I
> have stated things on QRZ.com, please send me copies of
> these statements as this is all news to me.  I'd like
> to find out who is using my name and call there.
> 
> As for your article, go ahead and continue to publish your
> thoughts.  I just hope others are smart enough to
> understand what you say will never affect them and that your
> thought are unfounded..
> 
> Lee, w0vt
> 
> 
> 
> "And they don't work in my Seneca and several others that I
> have worked on for others WITHOUT modification.  That
> is the key, MODIFICATION.  For those who think that the
> tubes can just be interchanged they are badly mistaken.
> Sometimes they can and sometimes they cant.
> 
> "Considering the severe disagreements between you and W8JI
> on QRZ.com, I am surprised that you are now mentioning
> him!  In fact, you have had some very uncomplimentary
> comments about his ideas!  W8JI has NOT rebuked my
> article. He has commented that in his experience that he has
> not had problems and based on that he has his opinion. 
> Also, W8JI is VERY critical of Collins' designs and those of
> Motorola as well.  Of course, it just seems to me, that
> if the designs by Motorola and Collins were so bad that they
> would not have sold hundreds of thousands of radios in both
> the civilian and military markets!
> 
> "By the way, it was not just Motorola that had problems
> with the 6146B/8298A, General Electric, RCA, and other
> commercial two-way radio manufacturers did as well.
> 
> "I do not intend to edit my article.  It has been well
> received in the 9 years since it was written and the
> comments, letters, E-Mail, etc., received have run at least
> 10:1 confirming my observations.  The article has been
> reprinted in several countries besides the United States.
> 
> "No where do I absolutely state that the 6146B/8298A should
> not be used.  I mention that there are operators who
> have had no problems at all.  But, I do recommend that
> the person who replaces the earlier versions of the tubes
> with the 6146B/8298A be aware that they may have problems
> and those problems happen much more times than not.
> 
> "You have stated on QRZ.com that you have MODIFIED
> equipment to work with the 6146B/8298A.  I have
> MODIFIED equipment to work with the 6146B/8298A. That is NOT
> a "plug and play" replacement.  Many operators are very
> comfortable with modifying their equipment but a much larger
> number are not comfortable doing so.
> Glen, K9STH
> 
> Website:  http://k9sth.com"
> 
>