[Milsurplus] Tubes vs. SS??

J. Forster [email protected]
Wed, 06 Nov 2002 17:46:38 -0500


Joe Foley wrote:

> Item#1871775187
>
> Seller says radios are a mix of tubes and SS, and states that tubes withstand
> EMP better,........ what a surprise!
>
> Joe

The issue of EMP and tubes has been around since the 60's at least. AW&ST had
articles about it and cited that as a reason the Ruskies used tubes. It's also a
nice cover story if you can't make decent SS devices.
-John