Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site brl-vgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!seismo!brl-vgr!wmartin From: wmartin@brl-vgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) Newsgroups: net.ham-radio,net.audio Subject: Cheap Vacuum Tubes Message-ID: <2414@brl-vgr.ARPA> Date: Mon, 12-Mar-84 09:33:01 EST Article-I.D.: brl-vgr.2414 Posted: Mon Mar 12 09:33:01 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 13-Mar-84 08:16:21 EST Organization: Ballistics Research Lab Lines: 17 I tried posting this answer to the inquiry about sources of vacuum tubes when the question first came out on net.ham-radio, but the postnews software on this host was not working, unbeknownst to me -- items were posted locally but not transmitted. So here it is, late but still applicable... The best and cheapest source of surplus and hard-to-find tubes that I've dealt with has been Fair Radio Sales, in Lima, Ohio -- look for their tiny little display ads in CQ and other ham & electronic magazines. Their catalog lists a lot of older tubes, and they can supply some not in the catalog -- write your wants. Prices are very cheap, especailly for used/tested tubes, and they have a lot of neat stuff in addition. Will Martin