my al811H was shipped with tubes in it but they were well rapped, would have
been easier to put them in afterward I think, and my SB200 they shipped with
the tubes in it. I still have yet to really go through it but I run it
almost daily and it works so it can't be too bad off.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 12:32 PM
Subject: Re: a note on tomorrow's 20-meter test
>I hate to say it, Tom, but who, in their right mind, would ship a tube amp
> without removing the tubes and packing them separately? The way boxes are
> tossed around in shipping, there wasn't a chance at all that there would
> be
> some damage but I'm sure the rest of the amp is in good shape. Boy, I bet
> that was disappointing when you opened the box. Good thing he sent extra
> tubes though.
>
> Phil.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 10:07 AM
> Subject: a note on tomorrow's 20-meter test
>
>
>> Hi, all.
>>
>> Just a heads up here;
>>
>> I may or may not make it to our 20-meter test tomorrow afternoon at 2000
>> Z.
>>
>> As I think some of you know, I purchased an Ameritron AL811H amplifier
>> recently, but it arrived damaged in shipping early this week. I'm going
>> to
>> have a local ham who is very experienced with this sort of thing come
>> over
>> and take a look at things sometime tomorrow. If he can come at test
>> time,
>> I
>> obviously am going to have to foregoe the test so he can work with me on
>> the
>> amp.
>>
>> Just to quell anyone's curiosity, the damage was done to the tubes in the
>> amp. The tubes were left in the amp, and were broken in shipping. I
>> think
>> they simply got jiggled in the shipping process. Fortunately, the guy I
>> bought the amp from threw in an extra set of tubes, which had been
>> shipped
>> separately. So, there is a chance we can get the thing on the air
>> tomorrow,
>> but I don't want to guarantee anything.
>>
>> Will let everyone know.
>>
>> 73, and thanks for bearing with me here.
>>
>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
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