Yukio YANO wrote:
TUBES!! Tubes? Off of Battery, 6 Volt?, Vibrator? Inverter? 12 Volt B+
tubes ? Not since the 1950s ?
Am I reading too much between the lines ?

Yukio YANO, VE5YS

Except for the audio output stage, we can now run a radio on the power
used to to light the Dial on a Tubes Era Radio !

Andy writes:
Well, perhaps the OP is a "retro" hobbyist. I have met a few,
especially
youngsters who weren't born till after the ua709 was developed. Sort
of a
historical fascination.... Personally, I have had the hell shocked out
of me
enough to appreciate the privilege of using 14 volts or less (grin)...

Around here, you can usually pick up a transistorized car radio
for
about a dollar at garage sales and resale barns. I have yet to buy one

that didn't work. If you come to Eureka, Texas, I'll give you one for
free......

Andy W4OAH in Eureka, Texas


( If you've ever taken a beer to a job interview, you might live
in Eureka, Texas )