[Boatanchors] Tube radio and power outages

[D C _Mac_ Macdonald]

My suggestion is to use the same protection you would use for a solid state station.  Get an APC Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) with adequate power to run your two rigs for 1/2 hour or so.  Sam's Club is usually a really good bet to get the cheapest price.  I have bought several there.

Run your hollow state rigs from that UPS at all times.  When your house lights start blinking, you know it's time to shut down your ham gear.

Also, get 130V rated lamps for your house and they will last a VERY long time without failing.  Those are considered "severe" usage and you can still get them to 100W and even higher, at least in specialty lamp stores.  The higher price for 130V lamps will pay off in the long run. 

 
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* 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 * 
* (Since 30 Nov 53) * 
* k2gkk at hotmail.com * 
* Oklahoma City, OK * 
* USAF & FAA (Ret.) * 
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> Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 11:22:10 -0700
> From: foureyes779 at gmail.com
> To: Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Boatanchors] Tube radio and power outages
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Just wanted to get an overall opinion of the best way to protect my tube
> radio gear from power flickers and outages. We have power outages several
> times a year during the winter months, and I was concerned that this may
> cause damage to my tube radio gear (Johnson Ranger II & Hammarlund HQ-150).
> Usually before the power goes out it will cycle on and off for an hour or
> so, and it seems that this rapid on and off would not be good for the radio
> gear.
> 
> Thanks es 73 W7DTG Don