----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Kaidor" <jerry@tr2.com>
To: "Peter Voelpel" <df3kv@t-online.de>
Cc: <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 11:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] $120 tube running a 1500 watt amplifier
>> Nonsense.
>>
>> That the GS-23B sells on Ebay for 120US$ does not mean that it costs that
>> price if bought new from the factory.
>> An even cheaper tetrode tube at the same power level is the GU43B.
>>
>> Reason you find them cheap is that they were used in military equipment
>
> *** In general, I understand that prices in Russia for *stuff* are about
> the same as here. Moscow is now known as the most expensive city in the
> world.
>
> I wonder exactly how big the surplus stock of these tubes is? I
> remember when it seemed like the world war II stuff here was going to
> last forever. Even when I got my ham license in 1970it was still
> plentiful and cheap, although clean unmodified ham-band ARC5's were
> getting hard to find.
>
> It's possible (but not yet decided) that I may be going to Russia next
> year. If I do, I might try to score some QRO parts. Not that I really
> *need* another amp, mind you. My Alpha 78 will probably last the rest
> of my ham career. But I just love to build things. And - what do you
> do when travelling? I've never been a fan of museums....
>
> - Jerry Kaidor, KF6VB
Russian military surplus is best found far away from Moscow. I wouldnt shop
in NYC or LA either.
Carl
KM1H
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