[Boatanchors] Valiant 6146 Question

[D C _Mac_ Macdonald]

Somewhere along the line, I got the 
idea that "W" tubes were ruggedized. 
 
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> From: 1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com
> To: w5jo at brightok.net
> Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:32:50 -0800
> CC: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Valiant 6146 Question
> 
> 
> It has been suggested that RCA should have sold the 
> 6146B under a different type number. There is little 
> difference between the generic and A version but the B is 
> really a different tube.
> W on a type number means only that it was made for a 
> government contractor. W types may or may not have had 
> special specifications. It is sometimes possible to find 
> out but often not.
> 
> 
> --
> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles
> WB6KBL
> dickburk at ix.netcom.com