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