[Amps] Bad Tubes

[Mike McCarthy, W1NR]

>  I thought it interesting that Alpha would go with the 8877 with the price 
> so high. Molly's response (W0MOM) was that a pair of 3CX800A7's was even 
> more expensive and that the 8877 has a large installed commercial base and 
> would be around for a
>  long time.
>

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...

Mike, W1NR