wmartin@brl-vgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) (03/12/84)
I tried posting this answer to the inquiry about sources of vacuum tubes when the question first came out on net.ham-radio, but the postnews software on this host was not working, unbeknownst to me -- items were posted locally but not transmitted. So here it is, late but still applicable... The best and cheapest source of surplus and hard-to-find tubes that I've dealt with has been Fair Radio Sales, in Lima, Ohio -- look for their tiny little display ads in CQ and other ham & electronic magazines. Their catalog lists a lot of older tubes, and they can supply some not in the catalog -- write your wants. Prices are very cheap, especailly for used/tested tubes, and they have a lot of neat stuff in addition. Will Martin