[Milsurplus] Re: TBS fm BC-375's thread

[William Donzelli]

> WmD a look @ the TBS hollers "breakthrough!"  The single acorn mixer
> and all the 808s.  The garden of big-pin tubes like navy-6D6, etc.
> bespeak the 1935-ish design-start.

Yep.
 
> But the greatest TBS revelation to me was an explanation.  An explanation of
> where the hordes of 808s in sirplust were intended.

Indeed. I don't know of any other design wins the 808 had, apart froma few
RCA transmitters (as you know). They may have been used in the early 75
MHz marker beacon equipment (BC-301, I think).

> I believe the 808 and the 806 (no GI use?)

The 806 must have had some use, as my sole 806 is a postwar JAN from
RCA. I have never seen reference to a rig that used it.

William Donzelli
aw288 at osfn.org