In a message dated 6/26/00 8:59:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
vk6apk@eon.net.au writes:
>
> G'day all,
> I have a question. What do the letters "JAN" stand for in tube terminology?
>
> Thanks,
> Alek. VK6APK
>
Alek,
JAN stands for: " Joint Army Navy". This would be equivalent to current
modern day Mil-Spec vacuum tubes for the military. There was no US Air Force
in those days.
Cheers,
Dave, WT8R
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