[Amps] 8877

[Gary K9GS]

The Alpha 9500....

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On 11/16/2012 10:11 AM, Carl wrote:
> Since when is Alpha using an 8877 these days? Ameritron has had 
> excellent luck with their source, whoever it is.
>
> OTOH Ive had no trouble finding full output MRI pulls or NOS Eimacs 
> when needed. Just picked up a NIB pair of 3CPX1500's with 1998 date 
> codes.
>
> Carl
> KM1H
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Harpole" <k4vud at hotmail.com>
> To: <dan at kk3an.com>; <amps at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 10:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [Amps] 8877
>
>
>>
>> I would go with the supplier selling to Alpha. BTW, as a guy who has 
>> tried to sort out buying from inside Red China, it is a vipers' 
>> nest.  By the time you test your items, the design will have changed 
>> because you can be sure that the mfg are constantly looking for ways 
>> to make them cheaper, and you know what that means.   Why does the 
>> American made tube cost so much more?
>>
>> Charles Harpole
>> k4vud at hotmail.com
>> > Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:48:07 -0500
>>> From: dan at kk3an.com
>>> To: amps at contesting.com
>>> Subject: [Amps] 8877
>>>
>>> Curious to know if anyone has specific knowledge of which of the 
>>> Chinese
>>> 8877 manufacturers are known for good tubes, and which are not?
>>>
>>> I'm referring to names like "Beijing Jenerator", "Kunshan Vic
>>> Electronics", and of course Greenstone - all of whom supply the 8877.
>>>
>>> I'm spending a good deal of time researching this, though it's 
>>> difficult
>>> to decipher who's the actual manufacturer, and who's the middleman.
>>>
>>> I'm currently waiting on receiving a couple of these from Beijing
>>> Jenerator, who I think is a manufacturer, and I will test them
>>> thoroughly once they arrive later this month.
>>>
>>> Dan  KK3AN
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Gary K9GS

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