[Heath] Looking for nixie tubes for 104 A transceiver

[Jeramy Thibodeaux]

John,

To help widen your search you can also look for places that sell old gas pump parts particularly for fleet pumps vintage late eighties and nineties era.  A couple of manufacturers that used these style display tubes in their pumps were Gilbarco, Veeder-Root and Tuthill Corporation.  Outside of that I'm afraid it might be the same as searching for a needle in a hay stack.  At one time Mike Bryce sold a board (possibly a kit) to upgrade your display to modern led's.  Since you have already talked to Mike I am sure that he has already let you know your options.

Good luck!

Jeramy Thibodeaux
kg4azt
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: John King via Heath 
  To: Heathkit1 
  Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 5:56 PM
  Subject: [Heath] Looking for nixie tubes for 104 A transceiver


  My grandson's Heath 104A transceiver has a couple of nixie tubes in the VFO display out. They are heath part number 411-295 which is a SP-352 display tube. Does anyone know of a source for these display tubes. If so please advise me of the source. He is KG5EOV, Morgan, a high school freshman. I want to help him get the display working. He has it pumping out its' rated output in watts thanks to the gracious assistance of Mike Bryce, WB8VGE of the Heathkit Shop.


  I am trying to encourage him in the excitement of Amateur Radio. I could have GIVEN him one of my several operational transceivers but I felt that the experience and thrill of accomplishment might offset his infatuation with IPODS and Computers. Thanks for any input. 73, John, K5PGW  



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