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

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 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. 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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Appreciate the comment Fred. Stay tuned for more.

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

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.

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.

Thanks.

Thanks Grant.

Agreed, all 20 of them!

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.