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[Tvoivozhd <tvoivozd AT infionline.net>]

Toni Hawryluk wrote:

> > There is some resurgence.  Fixing 60s era auto radios can keep one 
> >    
> busy.  The knowledge to trouble shoot those old transistor circuits is 
> fading fast and the people who are restoring to 100 points need working 
> radios.  I have (name completely escapes me) the schematics for many Delco >
>  
>
> > Radios, most of which can be tested with only a VOM.  Yes, I know how to 
> >    
> test and repair tube and transistors circuits. Don Bowen
>
> How about 40s-50s home radios ? My Ma's 
> ole wooden clunker - that I still listen to on
> weekends - needs tubes - does anyone still 
> manufacture an assortment of tubes ?
>
> Toni
>
>  
tvoivozhd, some years back I ran across a Polish manufacturer of vacuum 
tubes, don't know if the jarket is good enough for them to stick 
around---though it is nice to have a noncompetitive niche.  A search 
will probably tell you what happened.