[BC] tube replacement suggestions

[Fred Morton]

To the assembled multitude:

    I'm replacing a 3CX15000A7 in our Armstrong transmitter, and am faced with several choices. I can go rebuild from the two companies I know of that do this (Econco and Freeland), or buy a new tube, Chinese in manufacture, from an outfit called "D and C Electronics" out of Florida.

    I wonder if anyone on the list has gone the new, Chinese tube route, and what your experiences have been. Also, I'd like to know if anyone's done business with D & C.

    Feel free to reply off list if desired.

    In case anyone is wondering, I will say publicly that the Armstrong transmitter (it's a FM-10000T2 model) we have has performed flawlessly over the past four years, and we've gotten very good service out of the original tube (another Chinese tube according to the manufacturer).

Fred Morton
Houston, Texas
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Fred R. Morton, CSRE