[Boatanchors] TV7D/U - ummm. what am I missing here?

[Richard Knoppow]

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From: "W2HX" <w2hx at w2hx.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 12:00 PM
Subject: [Boatanchors] TV7D/U - ummm. what am I missing 
here?


>I don't understand this.
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/201257249396
>
> what can explain this?
>
> 73 Eugene W2HX
>
    Oy veh, also Oy gevalt, also Oy,Oy  It appears to have 
the seven pin socket saver in place and there is some sort 
of octal base thing peaking out from the clip on the right, 
maybe another socket saver.  However the pin straightners 
are gone.  The push buttons look like some sort of after 
market replacements, too tall and square topped unlike the 
originals. The handbook is labeled a copy in its close-up 
(this is not the original Marilyn but a good copy).  It may 
be a perfectly good unit but hardly worth the price. My 
TV-7D/U is much more beat up but works fine so I think I 
will keep it. Don't remember what I paid, it was many  years 
ago, but probably not more than $25.  BTW, where in the 
pictures is this Western Electric tube?


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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com