On Wed, 21 Apr 1999, Lawrence Walker wrote:
> On 20 Apr 99 at 23:59, Jim Strickland wrote:
>
> > > Out of curiousity was the term for the configuration of
> > > the common tube mantle-radio, "All-American 5", used in the UK and
> > > Europe or is this an expression you've acquired from Yanks.
> >
> > I've seen it used in the US press (albiet magazines about old radios) so
> > I suspect it's from here in the US. If memory serves it's from a 5 tube
> > set (as near as I can tell, very like a chipset today) made by one or more
> > of the major tube manufacturers that had all the components for a simple,
> > inexpensive superhet radio.
> >
> > --
> > Jim Strickland
> > jim_at_DIESPAMMERSCUMcalico.litterbox.com
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Oh, the expression is definitely american. The AA5 were the 12ba6, 12be6,
> 35w4, 50b5 and the 12at6. British and Euro names for the same tubes could be
^^^^ Wasn't it 50L6?
- don
> different but basicly the same circuit with occasional variants or additions.
> RCA could have originated it but everyone and his brother put out sets using it
> Kind of like the IBM clones. (in order to get back OT).
>
> ciao larry
> lwalker_at_interlog.com
>
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