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Thanks Craig for the comment. Glad I was able to bring back some memories.

Good catch Dino. I did not see it at the beginning. I agree it is amazing how long old components last in these..... Thanks for stopping in Dino

Yes and so easy also. I was surprised to see it work. Thanks

Thanks Slim. I do not think we will have to do a lot to this rig. just update some components and she will be on top shelf. I do want to find (or make) a CW filter for it. Thanks for watching.

I agree. Amazing how well it looks to be as old as it is. Will be a winner thats for sure. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching. Do not think we will have to do a lot to this one.

Thanks for watching Pierre

You may be correct on that assumption. I did not see it to start with. even probed it with the volt meter. It is a nice old radio. Thanks for stopping in and for the kind words.

Thanks for the kind words Ron. It is all at what you are used to working on. I bet you were a master at that gear you worked on as a tech. Not sure how many rigs I have repaired by just looking at it.

Thanks. Well time to get your hands in one. I tell you, once you work on tubes you will hate solid state. A good old tube rig to learn on is something like the Siltronics 1011C or the old Gemtronics 5000. Fun fun.

Classic old rig Frank. I remember seeing one at a guys house when it was new. Fun old rigs to work on. Thanks for stopping in.

Cool Barry, All these units are built from the same plans. Just a few difference in the models. Thanks for watching.

Thanks allan. Thinking of getting a 401B also. Same radio but has AM.

Thanks for watching gary. Sounds like you are set up!

Thanks Doug. Yes a very nice old unit. I think it will clean up real good. You are spot on about the price. I saw a old pamphlet a while back on these rigs. Yes, these tubes are expensive now.

Would be nice to find one. Like Sue said below not good documentation on these models. And as I said the only SM I seen was in Japanese lol.

Appreciate the comment Fred. Stay tuned for more.

I agree Jim. May take this one in the house. Thanks.

Thanks.

Thanks Grant.

Thanks Dennis. I may get a 401 but will have to see. Price is right. Free. But shipping can cost an arm and a leg. 20 tubes in these old boat anchors.Thanks for watching.

tu mate 401 forever.

Agreed, all 20 of them!

Cool deal Lyle. All these are built the same with a few differences. That is an interesting problem, I have to look into that. See what I can find. Thanks for stopping in.

Basically for keeping signals from entering/exiting the tubes. Strong RF signals could be introduced and amplified in the tube causing distortion and mixing of unwanted signals. Hope that helps.

I agree Sue. Not very good at all. Not even a lot of repair history on these models on the internet. May be some in the Yahoo groups. Now the 101 is a different story.

This was the only one. Radio works great as it is.

Never got around to making a part 2, still on the list.

@@TheRadioShop I'm glad you've still got this radio. I've had one sitting around here, unused, for decades now. It put out a powerful signal when it was working -- sort of like having an amplifier. I recall it put out an awful lot of heat -- enough to burn my hand if I held it on the case. I had to put a 120-volt computer fan on the top of the case to cool those finals until I found a proper Yaesu fan to mount on the back. I couldn't use headphones with it because of the loud pop it made when going in and out of transmit. I stopped using it when the T/R relay stopped reliably engaging and the IC current would peg the needle for a second. I didn't want to risk damaging those final tubes. It's sat here on my bottom shelf ever since. Sometimes I think I can hear it whispering to me, "Hey, come and fix me." 8^) -- John

Thanks Lacey. As soon as things are caught up I plan on just doing that.

@@TheRadioShop I have the instruction manual in English if you need a copy.