> RF parts lists 4CX800's at $349 each so two for legal
> limit is $698. Eimac
> 8877 is $799 with good MRI pulls in the $250 range. A new
> 3CX1500D7 is $695
> direct from Eimac. I have never been a fan of Russian
> tubes and now that
> they have raised their prices so high, I will probably
> never buy one. Given
> their track record and the bad rap they have been getting
> lately, I can't
> see them in business for long...
It isn't just lately Mike.
About one fourth to half of the sample tubes I obtained
years ago were bad out of the box and they had no signs of
being mishandled. When I considered they also might not be
available at any time due to the source, I opted to not use
them.
I'm sure they are fine for a homebrew design, but I'd never
depend on them in a commercial design.
73 Tom
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