I run a pair of 10 year old chinese RFP 3-500ZG regularly at 300 - 350
w. AM and long transmissions with no problems at all.
If I need more I'd buy new ones from Ameritron or RFP before I'd
gamble on old Eimacs.
73
Rob
K5UJ
On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 12:01 AM, John Lyles <jtml@losalamos.com> wrote:
> Glass tubes such as 3-500Z have gotten difficult to produce because
> manufacturers of the glass tubing have gotten out of that business. The
> Far East is attempting to pull together what Svetlana couldn't, but I am
> still not convinced the quality is there, although its been 5 years
> since my last purchase of a 3-400Z from China was a bad experience. We
> still use these in 6-8 sockets at work, non RF.
>
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