Re: [AMRadio] Re: [FLBOATANCHORS] Replacing sweep tubes with 6146s

2006-02-19 Thread Brian Carling
Yeah the 6JS6C is a remarkably rugged tube. I wonder why it is that the Tempo ONE uses 6JS6A tubes instead? It's odd but they ratedit for 240W DC input and the FT101E was rated for 260 watts DC input. Brian, AF4K On 19 Feb 2006 at 3:30, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 2/19/06 12:0

Re: [AMRadio] Re: [FLBOATANCHORS] Replacing sweep tubes with 6146s

2006-02-19 Thread W7QHO
In a message dated 2/19/06 12:05:01 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Sweep tubes are more > expensive and don't last as long.  6146's are rugged.  They've been > through the fire before, and they'll stand a whole lot more. > I'm still using the original 6JS6C pair in my Yaesu FT-101B. Bought

Re: [AMRadio] Re: [FLBOATANCHORS] Replacing sweep tubes with 6146s

2006-02-19 Thread W5OMR/Geoff
Brian Carling wrote: On 18 Feb 2006 at 13:25, Mark Foltarz wrote: I picked up a Yaesu 570 ( predacessor to FT-101) at the Brooksville hamfest today. No finals. I seem to remember a few years back an article on converting the finals in a FT-101* to 6146s. Seems like a good idea now since a

[AMRadio] Re: [FLBOATANCHORS] Replacing sweep tubes with 6146s

2006-02-18 Thread Brian Carling
On 18 Feb 2006 at 13:25, Mark Foltarz wrote: > I picked up a Yaesu 570 ( predacessor to FT-101) at the Brooksville hamfest > today. No finals. > > I seem to remember a few years back an article on converting the finals in a > FT-101* to 6146s. > > Seems like a good idea now since a 6KD6 sweep tu