Topband: FK8CP and tubes for his amp

[Merv Schweigert]

>I also strongly agree with Herb and others who are concerned 
>about the rest of the amplifier components. It would be very 
>strange to have the tubes in such bad shape and not have 
>socket, PC board, bandswitch, relay, and/or other problems. 
>How could it be that tube pins have rotted off-- and 
>everything else is OK? On the surface it doesn't make  sense 
>that everything else is OK but the pins of the tubes somehow 
>corroded off.
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I have to agree with Tom and the others here,  having first hand experience
for the past 7 years living close to the beach and with constant trade 
winds,
I can see the tube pins corroding so bad they "fall" off,  but also the 
rest of
the area that air intakes to is in the same shape,  all my gear is corroded
someplace.  Its covered when not in use, but as soon as the fans blow
your in trouble.  If you run glass tubes you can see the white haze build
up from salt air drying on the tubes. The tubes are not all thats been
corroded.  
As I am constantly told "part of the price of  living in paradise"
Band seemed to be in poor shape out here last nite, only a couple
mainland qsos,  this morning only half dozen JA signals coming through
and a couple UA9/UA0.  
73  merv K9FD/KH6