[Boatanchors] WE 407 and 408 tubes

[Rob Atkinson]

Thanks for that report Adam.  The 807s were used in some 1950s
Williamson amplifier designs.  I have been advising folks to start
hoarding 807s because it is possible they could be the next tube to go
sky high.  They are all over the place in vintage ham and broadcast
gear as drivers, RF final amplifier tubes, modulators but if they are
targeted as an "audio tube," you could be seeing EL34 prices for one
and all the eBay flippers at hamfests running around buying them up

73
Rob
K5UJ


On Sun, Jun 12, 2016 at 1:17 PM, Adam Vaughn <adamant316 at verizon.net> wrote:
> You're not too far off, Rob. Dunno about an outright 807, but WE did make a rough equivalent of the 6L6G(B? C?) in the 350B. I was looking through the 6L6 section of Tube De(s)pot recently, and spotted this listing:
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> https://www.tubedepot.com/products/350b-we
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> Spoiler alert: $1,195 apiece! By comparison, the much-vaunted RCA 'Black-plate' 6L6GC sells for $199.95, and the even-more-vaunted Genalex/Gold Lion KT66 is a relative bargain at $349.95. I think I'll stick with the modern-production stuff, myself...
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