[Amps] Bad tubes from Ebay

[PA3DUV]

I bought 4 at random from Victor Tkaschenco, UR7GG in Friedrichshafen this 
year. ( ur7gg at tlc.kherson.ua )

I have tested all 4 in mixed configurations in my Acom2000A and got a 
consistent output on any combination.

Given the huge amount of scammers on e-bay and the scam-propositions one 
receives after bidding I prefer to deal with real human beings with real 
addresses and real phone numbers nowadays.

Cheers, Dick
PA3DUV

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Voelpel" <df3kv at t-online.de>
To: "'AMPS'" <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 11:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Bad tubes from Ebay


> Hi Larry,
>
> The seller who sold you the GU74 is a very bad example.
> I also had problems with him.
> Good experience is with "qro-stuff" and "alex550-2".
>>From both I bought many items, mainly GS-35b tubes, vacuum variables and
> vacuum switches, all items new in their original boxes.
> I was always very happy with that stuff.
>
> Personnaly I have no experience with GU74 tubes from those sources.
> Friends mention that you need at least ten tubes to sort out a pair with
> identical characteristics, they vary extremely.
>
> 73
> Peter
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com] On
> Behalf Of Larry
>
> Recent purchases of russian tubes from Ebay sellers have been pretty
> disappointing with more than 50% DOA's. A summary of my experience is at:
>
> http://w7iuv.com/badtubes.html
>
> And yes, I did try to "condition" them first but it's hard to fix 
> mechanical
> shorts!
>
> As for me, I will no longer buy tubes from non-US sources.
>
>
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