10 Mar
2010
10 Mar
'10
4:26 a.m.
Randy Dawson wrote:
This Thursday Barrie Gilbert is giving a talk at my local ham club
TERAC, and promises to bring some rare and exotic tubes. Im looking
forward to it, and I will report the rare stuff he brings to the
talk. We are all encouraged to bring our favorite tubes, I'm sure
there will be some Emiac tubes there. Im bringing a 3BP1, a 3" CRT.
I got a pair of these new, in the original sealed government boxes
from 1945. When I opened them, I swear the air inside was from 1945,
I felt like Indiana Jones opening a tomb.
I picked up a few loctal tubes, and one had the orginal box and price.
I think it was $3.50 or $7.50, a small fortune in the late 1930's.
(My project is a scope clock)
Randy
Ben.
PS. My favorite tube is the humble 45.