Mine is a TBX-5, so I am assuming radium dials.

Still need the 8 pin RX plug.

What should I do with the -5? My only options are a) to pass it on/sell at some point or b) take it to the local hazardous waste facility.

It’s very clean and it has the TBX-8 crystal oscillator that clamps to the side. No other accessories.

Undecided.

Ken
W2EWL


On Sat, Oct 17, 2026 at 3:26 PM Ray Fantini <RAFANTINI@salisbury.edu> wrote:
May have a spare plug, will have to look. Will trade for the transmitter power plug. Have a TBX-6 that may be a good candidate for 3885 WW2 AM Net at Hamvention next year. Ran a TBX-4 there about twenty years ago. I always liked the older TBX family and am not a big fan of the TBX-8 . The older series prewar signal tube transmitter and "34" tube receiver was amazing for when it was built. Think the receiver only drew about ten mills at 90 volts from what I remember.

Ray F/KA3EKH


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Stupid me… I had a TBX receiver plug loose and never secured it.  It has 8 pins, and probably white insulation, but it is not a PL-063.

Does anyone have one?

Also… has anybody heard from William Perry lately? I sent him an email late September, plus a follow up. No response.

Thanks

Ken
W2EWL