[Amps] TV sweep tubes and 6146s

Bill Coleman N2BC n2bc at stny.rr.com
Wed Aug 10 07:47:46 EDT 2005


$$$  Sweep tubes were $3, 6146's were $8 to $10.  Even better, you could 
re-tube a sweeper at Radio Shack with a handful of guaranteed forever tubes 
and never pay for another one.  I used to freebie replace melted down sweep 
tubes all the time...  1964 @ Radio Shack #57    :-)

73, Bill  N2BC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Bowman" <wa3rey at comcast.net>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 6:54 AM
Subject: [Amps] TV sweep tubes and 6146s


> What is the reason amplifiers never seem to be designed using  four
> 6146s instead of TV sweep tubes like for example, four 6KD6s?
> I must be missing something obvious here.
>
> I'm asking because I'm thinking of building a 400W or so PEP amplifier
> for 75 and 40 meters.
>
> Keeping cost really low is one of my goals here and I have several good
> 6146s in the junk box.
>
>
> 73,
>
> Tom, WA3REY
> _______________________________________________
> Amps mailing list
> Amps at contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps
> 




More information about the Amps mailing list