Not for anything less than the national debt for a medium sized country! Suggest that you look into changing out the tube to something like the Russian GI-7bT. Glen, K9STH Website: http://k9sth.net From: "n8de at thepoint.net" <n8de at thepoint.net> Now .. does anyone have a source for an 8873 tube for my Heathkit SB-230?