[Amps] The 304H

n8de at thepoint.net n8de at thepoint.net
Tue Sep 1 06:03:34 PDT 2009


In my estimation, it's not worth the effort, as those OLD tubes are  
probably quite 'gassy' from sitting around for so long.
Good luck!
Don
N8DE

Quoting Edward Swynar <gswynar at durham.net>:

> Good Day All,
>
> A good Ham radio friend of mine recently blessed me with a donation   
> of three Heintz & Kaufmann 304H triodes (a near-carbon copy of the   
> Eimac 304TH, according to Lud Sibley)...
>
> Has anyone ever had any significant experience working with these   
> old-timers...? I've seen a circuit in Orr's handbooks, where a pair   
> of them were pressed into service as the p-p class-B final audio   
> amplifier stage of a legal limit AM modulator---but only one single   
> example in its use as a single-ended RF linear amplifier, in a 1954   
> CQ book on SSB techniques...
>
> I think it has distinct possibilities for a low-band kilowatt-plus   
> design---can anyone share their experiences in this regard with me...?
>
> Thanks in advance, & my vy
>
> ~73!~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
>
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