[geeks] FS: nVidia 7300GS, Athlon64 3200+

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: "Geoffrey S. Mendelson" <gsm at mendelson.com>
>Date: 2008/01/10 Thu AM 10:35:53 CST
>To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [geeks] FS: nVidia 7300GS, Athlon64 3200+

>On Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 11:11:15AM -0500, Lionel Peterson wrote:
>> I like the Yaesu FT-101E series of radios, but nice ones can be pricey... I
>> bought one for 11 meter(0) use a long time ago and have held on to it for
>> if/when I get my no-code General upgrade...
>
>I forgot to mention to check what tubes it uses. Some of that series
>used TV sweep tubes because they were cheap and you could get them at
>any drugstore. You needed a matched set, but you could match them with a
>drug store tube tester.
>
>Now that drug stores have all but been replaced with chain stores, and
>TV sets with any tube (including a CRT) are obsolete, you can't find the
>tubes, and they have become pricey. You can still get them from
>speciality dealers mail order and it would be a good idea, IMHO if you
>are holding on to the radio to get a set or two of replacement tubes.

You *could* just make your own ;^)

http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/01/07/video-making-a-vacuu.html

Lionel