[Milsurplus] Question about EMP

[mikea]

On Sat, Nov 25, 2006 at 09:42:33PM -0600, Mike Morrow wrote:
> >Well, most tube gear is nearly immune to EMP damage
> 
> That seems to be the main reason that a couple of vacuum tubes were
>used in the receiver front end of the R-1051(*)/URR MF/HF receiver
>and the RT-618(*)/URC MF/HF receiver-exciter that were part of the
>primary-use US Navy radio sets throughout the last 30 years the Cold
>War.

Anyone ever see an RT-618(*) for sale anywhere? Know of one available
now? Would it be worth getting if I _did_ find one? I've got a pair 
of R-1051 (B and H), and have toyed with the idea of getting an RT-618
for a while now.

73, de

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Mike Andrews, W5EGO
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Tired old sysadmin