[Johnson] Fw: 6146 tubes for sale]

[kim.herron at sbcglobal.net]

> Hi Gang!! 
> 
> If you are interested 
> in these
> tubes, please read the WHOLE listing. 
> . These are used 
> 6146's. Specifically, they are 6146's, 6146A's, 
> 6146B/8298A's.   They are pulls from business band
> 
> repeaters that operate in 
> the area and run in the 150 to 175
> Mhz 
> region. So these tubes have 
> lots of life in them,
> but they are 
> still used. What I've done 
> to verify
> 
> their condition is to first run them across my Hickok 533A 
> tube 
> tester to check for Transconductance (measured in gM),
> shorts 
> and gas. Any bad tubes were rejected at that
> point. 
> 
> Then I put each
> one of them in my Heath 
> DX-40 
> transmitter to check for
> operation at 21.120 MHz. I'd 
> have used 10 
> meter band,
> but I need a 10 meter buffer coil wof 
> this thing. 
> Anyway, the tubes were check for power output, 
> plate current and
> grid 
> drive current. Anything that put out 
> less than 40
> watts was sorted 
> into the Modulator service pile (attn 
> Valiant
> Owners).Iconsidered 
> 40 watts the cutoff point for RF 
> service. At that point I 
> sorted them into 6146's, 
> 6146A's, 6146B/8298A's and 6293's. 
> EVERY tube has the
> 
> parameters written on a sticker on the base of 
> the tube, so I
> know 
> what it was doing in the tube tester and 
> transmitter. 
> The prices are as 
> follows. 6146's/6146A's are $15.00 dollars each. 
> 6146B/8298A's are $18.00.  The 
> modulator service tubes are $10.00 each and all three types are
> represented 
> there. Postage is extra and the USPS priority
> service is the 
> preferred way to ship. I can't get around
> very well right now 
> and they will pick up and I can insure,
> track, and get signature 
> confirmation N/C or very cheap. Flat
> rate boxes will hold a number 
> of tube and it's $9.30without
> insurance, which can be added for cheap. 
> I would prefer
> Paypal as it's quick, but I will take a 
> check or MO if it's
> sent within a day or two. I need to move 
> this stuff
> to pay bills. 
> 
> Thanks
> for reading the mail. Let me know how many you want. 
> 
> Kim Herron W8ZV 
>