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Subject: [AMPS] JAN?
From: Wt8r@aol.com (Wt8r@aol.com)
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 09:05:24 EDT
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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