R J Carpenter wrote:

"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
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One thing to watch out for. Relay sockets are not made to run at
high temperatures, so you have to make sure they don't melt or burn.

Yikes!!!!!!!!! Wherever are you going to find temperatures in a receiver
that would melt any plastic?

Polystyrene miniature tube sockets were used in "UHF" radio receiving
projects. Soldering to their contacts took some skill to avoid melting the
plastic, but there was no problem during operation.

I'll grant you that transmitting firebottles might bother a polystyrene
socket.

That was what I was thinking. Someone trying to use a sweep tube to
build a small transmitter, and having heat problems with the socket.
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Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida