Don't tubes age just sitting on a shelf? What year were they made? Joe M.
Thomas Oliver wrote: > I still have a bunch of brand new tubes for Mastr Pro Stuff. > > tom n8ies > > >> [Original Message] >> From: JOHN MACKEY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> >> Date: 5/23/2008 9:15:53 PM >> Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: mice and the trusty old GE Master Pro >> >> Most of my repeaters are built from Mastr Pro on 6 meters, 2 meters, UHF. >> They are very good, the receivers are good and the transmitters are good >> except for the early UHF (with the tube tripler). >> >> ------ Original Message ------ >> Received: Fri, 23 May 2008 04:33:13 PM PDT >> From: "skipp025" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >> Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: mice and the trusty old GE Master Pro >> >>> Re: mice and the GE Master Pro >>> >>> What you didn't say was how the GE Master Pro in most >>> typical cases probably kept working as normal. >>> >>> Hard as heck to kill a GE Master Pro.... I'd still have a number >>> of them in service except I have to pay the site power bill and >>> those tx strip tubes love to stay warm 24/7. >>> >>> The Master Pro Receivers are still very much killer good for >>> current repeater projects. The front ends are very stout and >>> the design is a well known solid peformer. >>> >>> I hate to see the receivers go in the dumpster... >>> >>> cheers, >>> skipp >>> >>>> The Later Mastr Pro GE series base stations used a slanted heat >>>> sink for the 12.6 and 10 V pass regulators. The chassis formed >>>> the back, and there was a cover on the front making a conduit for >>>> forced air from the 4 inch muffin fan. Poor field mouse got into >>>> the slanted heat sink, lost his grip, and went head first into >>>> the muffin fan - - did not decapitate but did trap him there >>>> and stall the fan - found the mummified remains some time later - >>>> then there are stories of a micor repeater loosing the 10 v >>>> return in the exciter - due to mouse urine destroying the >>>> trace on the PCB and various stories of stench. Best >>>> Memorial Day wishes to all, 73, Steve NU5D >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.21/1458 - Release Date: > 5/21/2008 7:21 AM > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > >
