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Re: [Amps] Fwd: Re: Weird tubes in an amplifier

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Subject: Re: [Amps] Fwd: Re: Weird tubes in an amplifier
From: "Mike McCarthy, W1NR" <lists@w1nr.net>
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:43:25 -0500
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I have the carcass of an old mil-surplus AM rig that has 4 of them in it.

You can get audiofools to shell out hundreds of dollars for
those tubes on that e-place. They are popular for building audio amps.

Mike, W1NR

On 01/29/2014 04:11 PM, Jim Hargrave wrote:
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> 
> 
> Mark,
> 
> The VT4C is a Army designation for the 211 tube. Google it and you get
> several hits
> I sent you a PDF file.
> 
> Jim w5ifp@gvtc.com
> 
> On 1/28/2014 9:24 PM, Mark wrote:
>> Just when I thought I had heard of almost every type of tube in an
>> amplifier, I talked to a ham that has 2 VT4C's in an older home brew
>> amplifier he has for sale. It's a really big amplifier. He thinks it
>> puts out about 500 watts. I've never heard of this tube before. Is it
>> worth getting anything this big for 500 watts? Can anything be
>> substituted in place of these tubes? Its running 866's for
>> rectification. I haven't seen it yet but may drive an hour to go take
>> a look. Thanks for any feedback you guys might have on this tube.
>> Appreciate it..
>>
>> 73
>> Mark
>> W0NCL
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