Thanks for the info Mike, Did not have a clue about the amp but thought it 
sounded like a great deal for folks not reading meters.  73
Ed   K7UC

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From: "Mike Cozzolino" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 1:25 AM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: amp.

> hi ed, the amp is a good amp, but they use 3 8874's in parallel and
> basically can run as much power as your 8877.  but the tubes are not
> made anymore and what tubes you can find are very expensive.  of
> course the 8877 is not a cheap tube anymore, i remember back in the
> 80's an 8877 was around $425 or $450 each i have 2 of them here, one
> in my moon bounce amp for 2m and one spare.  the gs35b is still so
> what reasonable, but the tube is larger then the 8877.  take care, c u 
> mike
>
>
>
> At 08:17 PM 12/1/2011, you wrote:
>>     Mike, I don't have a clue as to their cost.  Mine uses an 8877 so 
>> don't
>>know how they compare.  73
>>Ed   K7UC