List of suppliers and sources for finding vacuum tubes: Updated 20-Sep-96 by Brian Carling, AF4K E-mail: bry@mnsinc.com Latest Revision of this list is ALWAYS available from: http://www.mnsinc.com/bry/ Updated copies downloadable from BBSes at: (301) 681-7782, (301) 942-2218, (301) 299-3292, (301) 563-1306 (301) 417-6952, (202) 619-1494, (202) 208-7679, (301) 933-8251 FTP: ftp://ftp.lehigh.edu/pub/listserv/qrp-l/misc/megalist.txt WWW: http://qrp.cc.nd.edu/QRP-L/index.html WWW: http://www.nd.edu/~shideg/ DOWNLOAD as MEGALIST.ZIP or individually as: megalist.txt manuals.txt dealers.txt tubes.txt xtals.txt mods.txt repairs.txt manufact.txt codehelp.txt ========================================================================= Adkins:Charles P. N8QXP (313) 382-0272 1821 La Blanc. Lincoln Park,MI 48146 Tubes Allied Electronics: 800-433-5700 Located in 36 states, 83 branches. 7410 Pebble Drive Call for nearest branch. Call for Catalog. Fort Worth, Tx. 76118: Electronic components and tubes. Min.Prepaid order $25. Min. Credit Card order $50 as well as COD is $50. Min. Angela Instruments (301)725-0451 / (301)776-2892 FAX 10830 Guilford Road Annapolis Jct, MD 20701 Tubes, testers, old manuals, music stuff Antique Audio 512-467-0304 5555 N. Lamar, Bldg. H-105 Austin, TX 78751 Tubes, parts, books, kits Antique Electronic Supply Co. 602-820-5411 6221 S. Maple Avenue Tempe, AZ 85283 (Tubes & other components) Antique Radio Classified 508-371-0512 Write for free sample. P.O. Box 802 Magazine. You'll find almost ANYTHING here Carlisle, MA 01741 for older radios, obscure parts, tubes etc. Antique Triode P.O. Box A2 Farnham, N.Y 14061 (716) 549-5379 Arlen Supply Company (610) 352-9311 / -9388 = FAX 7409 W. Chester Pike Upper Darby, PA 19082 Tubes. 1 million stocked. Minimum $150.00! A.R.S. 602-820-5411 Arizona Need address Tubes ARS Electronics (818)997-6279 PO Box 7327 7110 De Celis Place (Offer matched multiples and SQ selected Van Nuys,CA 91409 tubes for many popular audio types.) David Ask No phone number given RR 2 Houston, MN 55943 Tubes 4, 5 and 6 pin tubes. Send $1 for list Behind The Times (615) 899-1058 PO Box 8683 Chattanooga, TN Billington Export Ltd. Phone number needed Unit 1E, Gillmans Industrial Estate Billingshurst,Sussex England RH14 9EZ Vacuum tubes, alias "valves" Mel Brooks, K5DJB No phone number given 932 Macklyn Lane Bartlesville, OK 74006 Tubes, parts, schematics (incl. antique) Bauman:Jeff, WB5KZW. 313-435-9922: 313-661-0202 Jeff had 1500 Tubes 6647 Stonebridge East, for sale as of December,1993 West Bloomfield, MI 48322 Cable:John, 619-258-7931 Address needed. Tubes from 1941 to 1960, new. C & N Electronics 800-421-9397: 612-429-9397 H.C. Bramstedt 6104 Egg Lake Road FAX 612-429-0292 Hugo, MN 55038 Buy & sell transmitting & industrial tubes Raymond Cote 808-941-4541 1405 Dominis ST #150 Tubes 7 & 9 pin Octal and mil designations Honolulu, HI 96822 Send SASE for list and prices Jim Cross (513) 298-5827 after 5 p.m. P.O. Box 632, Send large S.A.S.E. for list & wants Ross, OH 45061 (preferred), or E-mail to: 178896@xavier.xu.edu. My list also includes antique and collectible types. 1400 types avail. I also collect tubes. D & C Electronics (800) 881-2374 3089 Deltona Blvd. (904) 688-2374 Spring Hill, FL 34606 Buy and sell tubes of all kinds Daily Electronics (800) 346-6667 / 206-896-8856 10914 N.E. 39th Street FAX: (206) 896-5476 Vancouver, WA 98682 (Over 1 million tubes in stock) Data Mountain Industries 47 Hazel Dr. Mt Lebanon, PA 15228 412-344-0956 Davilyn Corp. 800-235-6222 xct.CA: 818-787-3334 CA: FAX 818-787-4732 13406 Saticoy St. Electronic Tubes. Good Prices, Call for Catalog or is it 134060 Saticoy St.??? North Hollywood, CA 91605-3475 Also Surplus Electronic Gear. Don Gies K4GIT (904) 475-1950 Radio Electric Supply, RR 2, Box 2790 Over 2500 new, in boxes, name Melrose, Fl 32666 brand tubes at reasonable prices. E-mail for price list phmd51a@prodigy.com http://www.mindspring.com/~gies/res.html Kevin Deal 8AM-6PM PST (909) 982-2386 voice upscale@primenet.com (909) 931-9686 voice/fax Address needed Variety of NOS tubes incl. sweep tubes DEAN BERSCHAUER KO6IJ Phone number needed CPNF71A@prodigy.com E-mail your requirements. Address needed Receiving and Industrial Tubes I have a lot of new and used tubes. DH Distributors 316-684-0050 P.O. Box 48623 Wichita, KS 67201 Tubes, radio, TV, industrial DNF 6690 7 Mile Rd. South Lyon,MI 48178 (Over 1000 tube types. Send SASE for list.) Don Diers No phone, mail order only. 4276 North 50th Street #MC5 (Mostly old radio tubes, used or NOS. Some are Milwaukee,WI 53216-1313 available only in small quantities, but if you are looking for an old tube, you might find it here. He also sells misc. parts. $2.00 for a catalog, $3.00 foreign. Econco Tubes Phone number needed Rebuilt tubes Address needed Reuilt high power transmitting tubes EF Electronics Box 326 Aurora,IL 60506 (Free catalog on request.) Eimac Co. Phone number needed Address needed Rebuilt power transmitting tubes Electron Tube Enterprises 802-879-0611 Box 311 Essex, VT 05451 Tubes Electron Tube Enterprises TEL:802-879-1844 Box 8311 FAX:802-879-7764 Essex, VT 05451 Electronic Bits 'N Pieces 303-361-6530 P.O. Box 31654 Aurora, CO 80041 Tubes, transistors, diodes, chips Electronic Town (Joe Gold) (619) 560-7300 9194 Chesapeake Dr. Fax = (619) 560-7333 San Diego, CA 92123 E-mail to: goldj@ucssun1.sdsu.edu We have a large stock of tubes, as well as IC's, diodes, transistors, caps., etc. We also stock both new and surplus misc. parts and equipment. Electronics Emporium Inc. (800) 653-8823 107 Trumbull St. (908) 351-0100 Buy,sell 5 million industrial Elizabeth, N.J 07206 FAX: (908) 351-8600 and receiving tubes in stock William Erickson, W4UIL No phone number given 3905 Cherrywood Lane Annandale, VA 22003-1901 Tubes, older radios etc. E.S.R.C. (407) 735-3397 P.O. Box 1192 Delray Beach, FL 33447-1192 Buy, sell, swap tubes of all kinds Fair Radio Sales. 419-227-6573:419-223-2196: FAX 419-227-1313 1016 E. Eureka Box 1105 Parts, transformers, power supplies, Lima, OH 45802 Surplus and gov't surplus radios etc. Fala Electronics (No number listed) send S.A.S.E. P.O. Box 1376-1 Milwaukee, WI 53201 Vacuum tubes Lou Ferton (805) 245-5715 lferton@frazmtn.com for sale all kinds of tubes new in boxes Address needed call for inventory list Ron Follmar K5GIT. (210) 896-8830 332 Camino Real Kerrville, Tx. 78028 I have approx. 12000 tubes available. email: ronfol@hilconet.com Also lots of collins parts, KWM2, S-Line parts. Mike Forman 510-530-8840 142 McArthur Blvd. Oakland, CA 94602 MARK FRESA Phone number needed Mark Fresa 5801 North Banana River Blvd #926 Cape Canaveral, Florida 32920 E-mail to: fresaint@bb.iu.net - or - fresam@angelfire.ksc.nasa.gov Fresa International. Mostly used tubes, some NOS. I have all kinds, incl. antique & hard to find types. Email me if you want the list. Glass Audio Phone number needed Address needed Eric Barbour FAX: (408)733-6146 GLASS AUDIO, VTV NEWS Help with tube audio questions etc. ebarbour@netcom.com fax GTE Electronics Address needed New York, NY Harris Broadcast Products Div. (800) 622-0022 parts department, Quincy, IL Transmitting tubes Melvin Heineken, K5MNJ No phone number given 2204 Spruce Needle Rd. N.E. Rio Rancho, NM 87124-6308 Tubes. New unboxed. Other parts. Henry Radio Co. (310) 820-1234 2050 S. Bundy Drive Los Angeles, CA 90025 New tubes Hollow State Newsletter Ralph Sanserino PO Box 1831 Perris CA 92572-1831 as of 6/4/94 International Components Corp.800-325-0101: FAX 503-336-4400 1803 NW Lincoln Way Cabinets, components & vacuum tubes Toledo, OR 97391 ISA (714) 488-0010 P.O. Box 6955 FAX: 488-0299 Laguna Niguel, CA 92607 Surplus test equipment & tubes Jolida Tube Factory 800-783-2555 10820 Guilford Road Vacuum tubes Annapolis Junction, MD 20701 KB5QOH (No name given) No phone number given 667 Nine Mile Hill Road Fairbanks, AK 99712 Tubes, parts, used amateur gear Kirby No number listed 298 W. Carmel Drive Tubes, new up to 90% off Carmel, IN 46032 David Knepper Phone number needed slkst29.@vms.cis.pitt.edu POB 34 Has the Monthly Collins Journal also. Sidman, PA 15955 Hundreds of tubes - 4 page list Cliff Kurtz N6ZU (209)477-1235 Hollow State Newsletter 6727 N. Pershing Ave. Stockton, CA 95207-2522 Tubes. Minimum order $10.00 Tom Kucharski, KA9EWJ Phone number needed NOS & used tubes 102416.1752@compuserve.com Please e-mail your tube requirements or Address needed I will send a complete list if you wish. Robert Lang AA2EO (212) 877-0980 120 W. 70th Street Apt. 7-A New York, NY 10023 Tubes, vacuum variables, xfmrs etc. LARRY LEMON Phone number needed llemon@mind.net Address needed Ashland, OR Older used radio tubes David Leonard WA1TLM (413) 773-5232 389 Adams Road Greenfield MA 01301-1361 6300 new, 1000 used tubes E-mail to: mdl@probe.geo.umass.edu or mdl@equinox.shaysnet.com Tube testers to check. 50% discount to licensed hams for personal use. Linear Electronics 109 Hammond St. Waltham, MA 617-894-7300 Madison Electronics (800) 231-3057 12310 Zavalla Houston, TX 77085 Tubes, meters etc. Magic Parts 1-800-451-1922 / (415)453-1111 FAX 1537-A Fourth Street, st 198 (makers of Ruby Tubes) San Rafael, CA 94901 Tubes, components, xfmrs, music stuff Rex Mason (704) 392-0359 100 Honeywood Avenue Charlotte, NC 28216 Tubes, antique parts, amateur, TV, VCR DAVID MEDLEY Phone number needed dmedley@indirect.com Address needed transmitting tubes, rectifiers. Make offer on single tubes or multiples. Just let me know what you want and I probably have it. In all cases I will send the tube(s) to you for testing. You send money when the tube tests good. E-mail to dmedley@indirect.com Mike Phone number needed tubes@i1.net Send e-mail for list of ham related tubes Mailing address needed MICHAEL NEIDICH, K2ENN neidich@interport.net Buy & sell tubes, and information on Address needed Zenith Transoceanic rcvrs etc. Network Sales 708-773-4733 5N 105 Rt. 53 Itasca, IL 60143 Tubes etc. New Sensor Corp. 800-633-5477: 212-529-0466: FAX 212-529-0486 133 Fifth Avenue. Vacuum tubes galore! Call for list.Min.Order $50. New York, NY 10003 Std. test= $0.75/Tube. Premium Match $2/Tube 212-529-0466 800-623-5477 202-529-0846 fax New Tube Co. (718) 894-2131 P.O. Box 202 Middle Village, NY 11379 No name (SHY?!) No phone number given 5150 Merritt Road Black Hawk, SD 57718 Tubes. S.A.S.E. for list No name listed in ad (SHY?!) (800) 635-0325 Address needed Call with requirements No minimum order 23,000 tubes. VISA/MC/Discover accepted. No name listed in ad SHY?!) (718) 424-1792 No address given Receiving tubes, parts, test equipment etc. MICHAEL NUTTALL Phone number needed Address needed nutt@hotmail.com Various antique tubes & testers. The Olde Tyme Radio Co. (301) 585-8776 Suite 317 2445 Lyttonsville Road Silver Spring, MD 20910 Parts, misc used equip LARRY G. PATTEN Phone number needed WHITESTONE@ins.infonet.net Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap Address needed Numerous tubes. E-mail for list P.E.M. Tubes (916) 383-9107 7392 French Road Tubes, radio, TV, transmitting, CRT Sacramento, CA 95828 Joseph Pinner KC5IJD (318) 981 7766 201 Ruthwood Drive Lafayette, LA 70503 EMail: JosephWP@aol.com Compuserve 76146,3356 A good inventory incl. power, nuvistors, compactrons etc. Play Things of Past (216) 251-3714 11am-7pm EST Gary B. Scheider 9511-23 Sunrise Blvd. Cleveland, OH 44133 Parts, books, magz., misc Pride Tubes 800-638-3925: 205-650-5522: FAX 205-880-8077 8200 South Memorial Parkway (800) 456-5642 100% RF Tested Tubes Huntsville, AL. 35802 Quest Electronics (303) 274-7545 5715 W. 11th Ave. FAX: (303) 274-2317 Denver, CO 80214 (Tubes, parts, etc. - free catalog) R-5/D-3 Elecronic surplus (503) 774-6560 Bob Lee 6111 SE 82nd Ave. Portland, OR 97206 Tubes, test equipment etc. Radio Electric Supply (904) 475-1950 Box 2790 Rt 2 Melrose, FL 32666 Rauchwerger, Lawrence 217-352-6195 1610 1/2, W. Union St Champaign, IL 61821 Tubes. S.A.S.E. list R.F Parts Co. (800) 737-2787 for Tech info 1320 Grand Avenue FAX = (619) 744-1943 Tech = (619) 744-0700 or 0750 San Marcos, CA 92069 Antennas, RF Power Transistors & Tubes. Richardson Electronics (708) 208-2200 / (800) 235-2143 40 W. 267 Keflinger Road La Fox, IL 60147 Tubes, RF parts Is this same co: ??? Richardson new nomber CCTV & security (800) 722-2288 (800) 882-3397 export (800) 348-5580 RYERKE (717) 842-4857 ryerke@aol.com Address needed MANY TUBES FOR SALE AT REASONABLE PRICES EITHER NEW OR GOOD USED. SND Tube Sales (Mike) (314) 770-0119 5389 Ville Rosa Lane There are five interest specific lists. Hazelwood, MO 63042 1) Ham and CB 2) Antique E-mail him for the lists! 3) A.F. output Pentodes tubes@i1.net 4) A.F. Preamp and Rectifiers 5) A.F. triodes Salt Lake Instrument Service (801) 487-2541 William H. Davis 129 West 17th South Tubes (pricey), equipment Salt Lake City, UT 84115 meters, transformers, etc. Ralph Sanserino PO Box 1831 Perris CA 92572-1831 S&J Elgctronics 608-222-4900 (John Burdick) 2219 Industrial Dr. Madison, WI 53713 Jerry Sharp, K4BGW (423) 562-3184 1225 Middlesboro Hwy La Follette, TN 37766 1300 tubes, send S.A.S.E. for list Songbird Music in Toronto. Phone number needed http://www.the-wire.com/songbird/ Address needed Tube supplier Steinmetz Electronics (219) 931-9316 7519 Maplewood Avenue Hammond, IN 46324 Tubes Surplus Sales of Nebraska (402) 346-4750 1502 Jones Street Omaha, Nebraska 68102-3112 Tubes etc. Svetlana Electron Devices Co. (415) 233-0429 / - 0439 = FAX 3000 Alpine Road Portola Valley, CA 94028 Tubes, RF power etc. Tritronics 301-676-7300 Address needed 800-638-3328 (orders) Triode Electronics (312) 871-7459 Box 578751 Chicago, IL 60657 MICHELLE TROUTMAN Phone number needed ai495@yfn.ysu.edu Used & Antique Tubes For Sale Address needed All are boxed. E-mail for a list: ai495@yfn.ysu.edu THE TUBE MAN (904) 386-2729 Richard Hale FAX: (904) 386-2560 902 Lothian Dr. Good selection of new USA made tubes Tallahasseee, FL. 32312 HAM/CB/AUDIO/TV. No price list available. email: RH3333@aol.com Turner Electronics No number listed 16701 Main Street Suite 121 Hesperia, CA 92345 Tubes, capacitors, S.A.S.E. list Typetronics 305-583-1340 (Fred G. Schmidt, N4TT) P.O. Box 8873 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33310 TV Supply 617-395-9440 Address needed 800-762-0880 Medford, MA United Electronics Co. (201) 751-2591 Donna (sales manager) (800) 526-1275 1177 McCarter Highway Newark, N.J. 07104 (Vast inventory - all tube types) Unity Electronics No number listed P.O. Box 213 Vacuum tubes Elizabeth, NJ 07206 C. Verderber No phone number given 2266, Route 9G Rhinebeck, NY 12572 Radios & tubes Vintage TV & Radio Supply (216) 671-6712 3498 W. 105th. St. (216) 251-1617 FAX Cleveland, OH 44111 parts, tubes, grille cloth Vulcan Electronics 813-933-3828 Roy Lewis, W4WLY 6721 N. Armenia Ave. Tampa, FL 33604 Buy, Sell, Trade. Ham rigs, tubes, parts John H. Walker Jr. 16112 W. 125th St. Tube data books etc. Olathe, KS. 66062 Tube historian. 8,000 available 913-782-6455 E-Mail address walkerj@oltmp003.allied.com Carl R. Warren, W0KWS (417) 869-4738 MPO Box 567 Springfield, MO 65801 Tubes & parts. Also repair service Rick Waters (604) 738-7975 Address needed Vancouver, Canada Approximately 500 radio & audio tubes. rwaters@wimsey.com Many in original boxes. Call for info. Wayne (no last name given) (301) 963-4619 No address given Gaithersburg, MD Tubes, equipment, parts, books MARK WEAVER Phone number needed 3260 St. Augustine Ct. Olney, Md. 20832 mark.weaver@neteast.com Variety of tubes to sell Westgate Co. (800) 213-4563 Need address! Tubes & transistors Mike Weiss phone number needed Address needed igortl@pacifier.com numerous tubes at $1.00 each Rick Yerke (717) 842-4857 42 Williams St. P.O. Box 392 Moscow Pa. 18444 Many types of tubes at reasonable prices. yerke@icontech.com ====================================================================== Addendum: papawizard@aol.com Need phone number Need address "I have several thousands of NEW tubes for sale at reasonable prices." Behind The Times PO Box 8683 Chattanooga, TN 615-899-1058 Data Mountain Industries 47 Hazel Dr. Mt Lebanon, PA 15228 412-344-0956 Fair Radio Sales 1016 E. Eureka St. PO Box 1105 Lima, OH 45802 419-227-6573 419-223-2196 GTE Electronics New York, NY 800-874-1765 Linear Electronics 109 Hammond St. Waltham, MA 617-894-7300 Steinmetz Electronics 7519 Maplewood Av. Hammond, IA 219-931-9316 Tritronics 301-676-7300 800-638-3328 (orders) TV Supply Medford, MA 617-395-9440 800-762-0880 Tom J Kucharski, Radio KA9EWJ 102416.1752@compuserve.com I have a quantity of American made (GE, Sylvania, CBS, etc.) receiver, power supply and audio tubes for sale, most are new in box. Please e-mail to me for complete list (indicate form of file you wish to receive) or send me a list of items you are looking for. DALE TILLER dale@magi.com ESTATE SALE - Tubes Posting for friend - no email please. If interested, please call Jack (613) 226-5357 Make an offer. Approx 100 tubes, some new some used. Open to offers - Please call Jack (613) 226-5357. KEVIN DEAL (8AM-7PM PST) (909) 982-2386 voice upscale@primenet.com (909) 931-9686 voice/fax New Old Stock TUBES available. Also buys tubes. E-mail him for a list. All tubes are new old stock and U.S. made. MINIMUM ORDER $50. Sorry, no C.O.D.s FLOYD SENSE Phone number needed sentek@nando.net Have many tubes for sale. All are new in the box (NOS). Email for a quote on your needs. List of pulls available also. Songbird Music (613) 594-4838 (has two locations) (416) 504-7664 801 Queen St. W. 388 Gladstone Ave. Toronto, Ontario, Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada E-mail: songbird@the-wire.com Audio tubes and power amp tubes. Pat Bunn (864) 583-1304 PBUNN624@AOL.COM c/o 624 Kits 171 Springlake Drive Large stock of NOS tubes, tube sockets, pilot Spartanburg, SC 29302 lamps, switches, electrolytic caps, supplies. e-mail: zbruce@qnn.com FInally if you REALLY want to PAY for a list of tube dealers(!) there is: Tube Dealers Phone number needed P.O. Box 2739 You can get a copy of the Tube Dealers list Evergreen, CO 80437 USA by sending $2.00 If you are outside the USA, e-mail: photo-op@ix.netcom.com also include 1 IRC. ========================================================================== This list was updated by AF4K, Brian Carling 20 SEPT, 1996 Please send additional sources for inclusion in this list. If you go to a hamfest and see someone selling tubes, get a card please, and send me their name, address and phone number. bry@mnsinc.com Late addition: I have many tubes for sale at reasonable prices,no list, E-mail me with your wants,and i`ll see if i have them. yerke@icontech.com That's it folks! NOTE!! My E-mail address is new! To reach me via E-mail: bry@mnsinc.com Web-site: http://www.mnsinc.com/bry/