On Sat, 01 Mar 2008 20:39:58 -0500, james wrote:

On 01 Mar 2008 04:01:22 GMT, Steve wrote:

|I'm thinking about buying a Yaesu FT-101E that has just been gone through,
|new finals and all. (those strange tubes) NOS case on it too, beautiful. No
|drift after warm-up.
|
|I've heard it on the air, and it sounds -FAT- on SSB, the owner says the
|receive is golden too. Money back guarantee. I sold my ts-520 so I'm back
|in the market for a fine sounding tube transceiver.
|
|My question is re-tubing the finals someday, I understand those are very
|rare now.
|
|How much will that cost me in today dollars?
|
|TIA
|
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more than what the rig is worth.

my opinion

What tubes are they? That is kind of discouraging. They are great looking rigs.

Vinnie S.