[SADXA] How does a Tube work.

[Gary Keck, KE7DX]

Hi Jerry et al:

I know of at least one Hughes/Raytheon program that still uses tube
"finals"!  Of course, I'm not at liberty to go into any details!

Didn't Raytheon actually have branded tubes at one time?

+Gary Keck, KE7DX
Chairman, Catalina Radio Club
Arizona QSO Party Coordinator

> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 08:24:10 -0700
> From: "JERRY" <JDWOTHE at COX.NET>
> Subject: [SADXA] How does a Tube work.
> To: "SADXA Reflector" <sadxa at mailman.qth.net>
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> For those who maybe have not had the experience of taking a tube apart and
> then understanding what all those parts are, and what they do, here is a
> great explanation.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnZRJjmOZb8&feature=related
>
> I know, you Raytheon guys already know all about this :-)
>
> I think it is a requirement to get a job there isnt it?
>
> It was when I started there.
>
> Jerry
> W6XI
>
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> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 07:54:26 -0800 (PST)
> From: Wes Stewart <n7ws at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [SADXA] How does a Tube work.
> To: Southern AZ DX Association E-Mail Reflector
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> I don't know about Raytheon, but us Hughes guys did.
>
> I became friends with the late George Badger, W6TC, then with Eimac, later
> Mr. Sevtlana, as we spent days in the lab together testing and dissecting
> problem Eimac tubes as used in the Phoenix missile.
>
> When I taught ham radio classes, I used a 100TH to show the students the
> elements in a vacuum tube.? No dissecting required.
>
> --- On Fri, 2/5/10, JERRY <JDWOTHE at COX.NET> wrote:
>
> From: JERRY <JDWOTHE at COX.NET>
> Subject: [SADXA] How does a Tube work.
> To: "SADXA Reflector" <sadxa at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Friday, February 5, 2010, 8:24 AM
>
> For those who maybe have not had the experience of taking a tube apart and
> then understanding what all those parts are, and what they do, here is a
> great explanation.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnZRJjmOZb8&feature=related
>
> I know, you Raytheon guys already know all about this :-)
>
> I think it is a requirement to get a job there isnt it?
>
> It was when I started there.
>
> Jerry
> W6XI
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> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 07:47:36 -0800 (PST)
> From: Wes Stewart <n7ws at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [SADXA] How does a Tube work.
> To: Southern AZ DX Association E-Mail Reflector
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> Well, you learn something everyday. I didn't know that gold plating the
> grid improved "tone."
>
> --- On Fri, 2/5/10, JERRY <JDWOTHE at COX.NET> wrote:
>
> From: JERRY <JDWOTHE at COX.NET>
> Subject: [SADXA] How does a Tube work.
> To: "SADXA Reflector" <sadxa at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Friday, February 5, 2010, 8:24 AM
>
> For those who maybe have not had the experience of taking a tube apart and
> then understanding what all those parts are, and what they do, here is a
> great explanation.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnZRJjmOZb8&feature=related
>
> I know, you Raytheon guys already know all about this :-)
>
> I think it is a requirement to get a job there isnt it?
>
> It was when I started there.
>
> Jerry
> W6XI
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