[Amps] Looking for an 8874

[Jeff Maass]

A friend just bought a NOS pair of Eimac 8874 with chimneys for
$455 on eBay (a bargain). Don't rule out that source, but get assurances
that you can try out the tube before keeping it, or take the risk and
bid accordingly!

73,
 Jeff Maass       jmaass at columbus.rr.com     Located near Columbus Ohio
         USPSA # L-1192       NROI/CRO    Amateur Radio K8ND
Maass' IPSC Resources:  http://home.columbus.rr.com/jmaass/index.html
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com]On
> Behalf Of Doug Hall
> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 09:48
> To: amps at contesting.com
> Subject: [Amps] Looking for an 8874
>
>
> Hi folks,
> One of my coworkers (K8QM) purchased an Alpha 76 a year or so
> ago. It's been
> a great amp, and he likes it a lot. In doing some reading in the manual he
> came to the conclusion that the previous owner had added a third tube
> socket, so last night he opened up the amp to have a look. Sure enough,
> there is a third socket already wired up along with a parasitic supressor
> waiting to be connected to the anode.
>
> Would a third tube be a good idea? He's not as interested in more power as
> he is in longer tube life, so the idea is that with three tubes
> he wouldn't
> have to push 'em as hard to get rated output. He chases DX and
> plays in the
> occasional contest, including RTTY contests.
>
> He'd need a tube and a chimney. Anybody got one to sell? Svetlana
> sells new
> ones for around $350 or so, anybody know what Svetlana 8874s are like?
>
> Thanks & 73,
> Doug, K4DSP
>