Sounded like the band was much better without him....
Carl
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From: "Alek Petkovic" <vk6apk@bigpond.com>
To: "AMPS" <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 7:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] 811A
> Yeah, many years ago, I used to enjoy going around to visit Jim, VK6RU
> (SK). He was very proud of his set of 4 RCA 811A tubes with great gaping
> holes in the anodes. He showed them to everybody who would visit. Funny
> enough, they still actually worked in his 30L1 before he replaced them
> with a set of 572B's.
>
> Seeing stuff like that, probably helped to whet my appetite for all
> things QRO. Jim ran everything hard to the right and when he was working
> 20m long path to the states, it was pointless for anybody else around
> here to get on that band. He used it all. Hi hi.
>
> 73, Alek
> VK6APK
>
> On 20/09/2011 3:18 AM, Roger (sub1) wrote:
>> On 9/19/2011 10:23 AM, Rob Atkinson wrote:
>>> Sounds like it's time to start looking for RCA 811As at hamfests and
>>> on-line.
>> Even those are not bullet proof when used in amps that run they at twice
>> their ratings (or more)<:-))
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Roger (K8RI)
>>> Rob
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