Tube Depot: Great source for tubes!

[KJ6ZOL]

http://www.tubedepot.com/

I briefly had a Heathkit that I was considering restoring, and it needed the 0A2 tube. I bought one from Tube Depot and it arrived well packed with a big sticker on the packing box saying WARNING GLASS FRAGILE. Tube Depot has no minimum order requirements. You can buy one tube if that's all you need. They ship FedEx, which is a little odd. Also, they automatically add your email to their list. But all in all it's a great place to buy tubes. Disclaimer: I am in no way associated with this business, other than being a happy customer.

[K1LLR]

just checked pricing..WOW!  NOS-3-500Z$399.95   plenty proud of their tubes at twice the price      http://www.tubedepot.com/nos-3-500z.html

[K1CJS]

As items get rarer and harder to find, their prices go up--especially vacuum tubes, now that there are no more US manufacturers.

[KD0REQ]

at least they haven't adopted the Richardson pricing policy.

[KJ6ZOL]

just checked pricing..WOW!  NOS-3-500Z$399.95   plenty proud of their tubes at twice the price      http://www.tubedepot.com/nos-3-500z.html

300's are rare and expensive. They aren't being made anymore, by anybody, so that has an impact on prices. I remember a dozen years ago when a WE 300B could fetch a couple hundred bucks. If you look at Tube Depot's prices for common tubes, they are reasonable.