May 26th, 2009 
admin Radio Tubes
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 Heathkit HR-10 Receiver- Nice -tubes light & dial works  US $68.00
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 RME DB-23 Preselect/Amplifier US $25.00
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 Transi-Trap Lightning Arrestors / TT3G50 /Qty 2 US $19.99
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 VINTAGE LOT OF HAM RADIO TUBES ASSORTED SIZES SOME NEW! US $3.00
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 PAIR OF 4b32 replacement AMP POWER SUPPLY DIODES CHEAP! US $39.95
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 base bi-linear, palomar bi-linear 200 x base unit US $165.00
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 Heathkit HG-10B VFO - Nice condition! US $121.00
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 Heathkit DX-60B-Transmitter-- Nice condition! US $51.00
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 Ham Radio Amplifier Tubes 3-1000Z US $475.00
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 Capacitor Sprague Electrolytic Axial 40uF+40uF 150V @@@ US $.99
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 Capacitor Sprague Electrolytic Axial 50uF+50uF 150V @@@ US $.99
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 Kenwood TS-820S Transceiver US $226.50
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 LOT OF ( 5 ) MIC CONNECTORS FOR HAM RADIO PARTS US $4.99
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 5 VARIABLE CAPACITORS f/ TUBE RECEIVER / TRANSMITTER US $9.99
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 Vintage Heathkit Dual Volt Reg Power Supply IP-17 Works US $98.99
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 Vintage NOS WWII BC-223 & TU-18 Tube Radio Set SCR-245 US $113.50
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 Hallicrafters T.O. Keyer Ham Radio some rust US $24.99
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 Vintage BC-454-B Military Radio Tube Receiver ARC-5 ham US $67.89
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 Kris Boomer Tube Ham Radio Transmitter Amplifier US $51.00
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 Covert Acoustic Tube Earphone for Kenwood Two-Way Radio US $2.90
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 5 KW Commercial AM Transmitter Modulation Transformer US $375.95
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 Covert Acoustic Tube Earphone for Motorola Ham Radio US $2.90
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 AL-811H Ameritron 800 WATT LINEAR FOUR 811A TUBES 110V US $700.00
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 Transi-Trap Lightning Arrestors / TT3G50/Qty 2 US $19.99
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 Vintage Tube Linear Amplifier-Firebird 100 US $75.99
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 vintage transmission test set NEC US $12.95
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 vintage astatic d 104 microphone US $21.95
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 Drake 2-B Receiver with Xtal Calibrator US $125.99
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 VOX Throat-Vibration Mic for Motorola Talkabout US $11.99
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 TUBES, 6146-A (PAIR) HALLICRAFTERS, B&W, HEATHKIT US $10.50 |
 VINTAGE HEATHKIT DAYSTROM MODEL DX-60 Powers Up US $100.00
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 SLEEVE OF 5 NEW IN BOX JAN GE 6H6 HAM RADIO TUBES US $19.95
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 vintage antenna connectors ham radio parts US $6.95
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 YAESU FT-101EX US $200.00
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 Ceramic Tube Socket for 3-500 and 4-400 Tubes US $29.95
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 Howard 437 Ham Shortwave Receiver Works Good L@@K! US $51.00
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 FAN FRAME W/2 12 VDC FANS. 4&3/4"SQ W/GRILLS..BRUSHLESS US $12.00
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 HAM Radio AIR Variable CAPACITOR 3 gang 12~450 pF QTY=2 US $9.99
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 BC-611 HANDY TALKIE RADIO CHASSIS NOS US $112.50
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 Ham Radio Heatsink for Russian triode tube,NEW US $9.99
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Would an old-style tube AM radio get better reception than a transistor AM radio at night?
I am considering getting a beautiful old AM radio, but it is a little on the expensive side for me. I could justify it if, at night, I could get a particular AM station I listened to in my hometown growing up. I can get it okay at night (of course) on a transistor radio I have, but I can't help but wonder if this tube radio would get it better or worse.
You can't beat those old 5-tube tube radios with the large antenna and multi-stage filtering. Modern transistor radios these days seem to be noisy, not very selective and weak on reception.
Make sure your old radio is in good shape: the filter capacitors in the power supply get leaky after a few decades, but they're easy to replace and the annoying 60 Hz hum of an open filter will go away.
Some of the tubes can be quite expensive to replace if any are bad. They made them well 40 years ago, when they still made tubes in the USA. The ones you get today are made in China and Russia, unless you find good used ones. Look for Tung Sol, RCA, Sylvania and Raytheon.
Other than news, finances and sports, AM programming kind of sucks in the San Francisco Bay Area, with all the paronoid hate monger talk shows. I like Short wave better.
If the station you want comes in on a small portable, a well-made console with a long antenna will do a good job of picking it up. Transistors can never give the kind of fidelity tubes to, when it comes out the speaker.
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