[R-390] 6082's and my Blue Stripe Radio

[Cecil Acuff]

And if you were inclined to sell a few by the time you paid the shipping 
from Down Under and paid your Ebay fees and took into account any that may 
arrive broken and/or gassy....then added the cost associated with your time 
I'd bet their true cost would be closer to $15 each....or maybe more.

Not saying that Gary is doing that but if he was that's his business.

I'm sitting on 22 NOS and I don't think I would sell them for any less than 
$15.  Antique Electronics Supply last sold them for $14 each plus shipping 
and they are out of stock.

I don't think Gary's offering price is out of line and I don't think he 
should be beat up for offering to make them available to users of this group 
with a fair return on his time and expenses....

Nuff said...now back to our regularly scheduled programming...

I heated up my Blue Stripe R-390A radio project last night and found a few 
problems right away.  Somebody had been inside the antenna relay and it was 
open any way you checked it.  The contact strips were all bent out of shape 
so I had to pull it all apart and remove the strips, reshape them and solder 
them back in.  Once everything was aligned I put it back in the 
radio.....surprising how much difference it makes to have a real signal 
path.  Did a quick alignment on the 1st and 2nd variable IF and the RF deck 
and it hears pretty good.  Frequency is real close at the bottom end.  Will 
do an endpoint tomorrow and start the Fixed IF alignment and Xtal deck 
adjustments then start some measurements to see what she looks like.  Still 
have the scratchy antenna trimmer.

This thing has been in pieces for the last 5 or more years so I am glad to 
get it back together and working....somewhat.

Did find a couple of the RF deck coils with the peak out of range.  Swapped 
them out with spares and all tuned up fine.  I'll need to cut the caps out 
of these and find the one that is out of spec.

Anyway it looks like another radio from the "SJC Pile" will live again!

Lots of fun!

Cecil Acuff
WB5VCE
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patrick" <brookbank at triad.rr.com>
To: "Cecil Acuff" <chacuff at cableone.net>; "Gary Gitzen" 
<garyg at mail.uwave.com>
Cc: <garyg at mail.uwave.com>; <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: [R-390] Re: Accusations of dishonesty


No, I just purshased 4 from the same source of Gary Gitzen.

Patrick
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cecil Acuff" <chacuff at cableone.net>
To: "Patrick" <brookbank at triad.rr.com>; "Gary Gitzen" <garyg at mail.uwave.com>
Cc: <garyg at mail.uwave.com>; <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 6:43 PM
Subject: Re: [R-390] Re: Accusations of dishonesty


> Here we go again....
>
> Another mortar attack....
>
> Patrick are you in the market for 6082's?
>
> Cecil...
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Patrick" <brookbank at triad.rr.com>
> To: "Gary Gitzen" <garyg at mail.uwave.com>
> Cc: <garyg at mail.uwave.com>; <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 1:58 PM
> Subject: [R-390] Re: Accusations of dishonesty
>
>
> No apologies needed for expresing my opinion which I still stand by. An if
> you think that I am accusing you of disonesty, I go by the old saying "if
> the shoe fits......"
> Also since you know that a source is available for $7.00 each, why do you
> think that for  this audience a price of $15.00 each would be a
> bargain(Quote: "Are there anyfolks here on the list with enough interest 
> in
> them at $15/ea + shipping for me to travel 75-80 miles to get them?") You
> just purchased 4 of them yesterday from Raytheon 6082 WB Electron Tube NOS
> DUTCH 37 in Australia for $7.00 each.
>
> Additionally, since in your direct e-mail to me, you ask for an apology to
> be sent to you and to copy ther entire forum, I am attaching your e-mail 
> to
> me for the entire forum to read.
>
> After this I consider this matter closed and will not comment or respond 
> to
> any additional e-mails.
>
> Patrick Tocornal
>
> ----- Original Message ----- Hi Patrick,
>
>> Gary, I " think" that your source of 6082 tubes is eBay, you just bougth 
>> 4
>> and have previously purchased 2 from this seller in Australia. Like you I
>> just bought 4 of them for $7.00 each. He still has a quantity of them 
>> left.
>> Just trying to keep the record straight.
>> See: item 5852647779  on eBay
>
> Your thinking is incorrect. I'm on "vacation" and found
> a surplus dealer with a stock of NOS/NIB 6082s, among
> other things. I wanted to give list members first shot at
> them before I identified the source and a commercial reseller
> purchased them all.
>
>
> Had you brought this up with me in private mail, I could have
> addressed your questions & concerns as I did above.
> Instead, you chose to also send your "thinking" to the entire
> R-390 list, publicly accusing me of lying and by inference
> fraud and other dishonesty.
>
> I am offended by your action. You have inpugned my integrity
> and honesty in a public forum before taking the trouble to
> ask for facts. Facts which I had previously sent to this
> same public forum.
> I expect an apology, an apology as public as your accusation.
> I expect it to be sent to the entire R-390 list at your
> earliest convenience.
>
> Your humble servant,
> Gary Gitzen
> From: "Gary Gitzen" <garyg at uwave.com>
> To: <brookbank at triad.rr.com>
> Cc: <garyg at mail.uwave.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 2:22 PM
> Subject: Accusations of dishonesty
>
>
>> Hi Patrick,
>>
>>> Gary, I " think" that your source of 6082 tubes is eBay, you just bougth 
>>> 4
>>> and have previously purchased 2 from this seller in Australia. Like you 
>>> I
>>> just bought 4 of them for $7.00 each. He still has a quantity of them 
>>> left.
>>> Just trying to keep the record straight.
>>> See: item 5852647779  on eBay
>>
>> Your thinking is incorrect. I'm on "vacation" and found
>> a surplus dealer with a stock of NOS/NIB 6082s, among
>> other things. I wanted to give list members first shot at
>> them before I identified the source and a commercial reseller
>> purchased them all.
>>
>>
>> Had you brought this up with me in private mail, I could have
>> addressed your questions & concerns as I did above.
>> Instead, you chose to also send your "thinking" to the entire
>> R-390 list, publicly accusing me of lying and by inference
>> fraud and other dishonesty.
>>
>> I am offended by your action. You have inpugned my integrity
>> and honesty in a public forum before taking the trouble to
>> ask for facts. Facts which I had previously sent to this
>> same public forum.
>> I expect an apology, an apology as public as your accusation.
>> I expect it to be sent to the entire R-390 list at your
>> earliest convenience.
>>
>> Your humble servant,
>> Gary Gitzen
>
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