Well, I plunked down $10 for this guy: KW-550 tuna

No time to check it out though :tears:

Neat, are you able to identify the tubes?

Nice power transformer for a tuner! Must be well built!

Nice! I hope it works out well for you! :thmbsp:

matsushita
6AQ8 (5)
6AU6 (1)
6AB6 (4)
12AX7 (1)

Telefunken 12AU7 (1)

Kenwood/Trio was first and foremost a radio company, so it ought to have considerable potential.

Well if it counts at all (which to me it does) it looks gorgeous and in excellent shape.

nice looking tuner doctordirt.:yes:it looks to be in great shape also.as mrhardy6647 says it should have potential as kenwood was and still is a leader in amateur radio gear.

OMG! Your KARMA gone done REAL good! I've got envy shooting out my armpits in green rays! If you cast it off, I'm standing first in line —please remember!

matsushita
6AQ8 (5)
6AU6 (1)
6AB6 (4)
12AX7 (1)

Telefunken 12AU7 (1)

Just been looking into the tubes of my little Lafayette mono tube and it is very similar equipped:
Matsushita
6AQ8 (2)
6AU6 (2)
6BA6 (2)
6AL5 (1)
6X4 (1)

I guess you are - as I am - curios to know if the Matsushita tubes are any good or should be substituted by western equivalents.

Peter, Denmark

Man you guys that find that cool stuff at the thrift stores make me sick! ;) I can never find anything like that. Nice find!

Man you guys that find that cool stuff at the thrift stores make me sick! ;) I can never find anything like that. Nice find!

Well, it takes a lot of leg work, and once every 2 - 3 months you get rewarded! and I do live good area for this sort of activity.

I see a guy on the bay selling the original SM, so I will most likely get it. I have a good variac for this purpose, but I'd appreciate any help on how to bring her up the right way, cuz I'm a bit new to the tube world

Thanks guys

--Rob

Cripes...It's got 1/2 as many Tooobs as an R-390A...<grin>