[RodB]

Okay people, I'm seeing this quite often. Someone is working on a radio and orders parts as needed ultimately paying shipping charges that total much more than the parts. Some may not care about it and some like to support needy causes (USPS, UPS, etc.). Here's a piece of advice for the others, take time to make that list of parts to buy at the start of your project. Measure all resistors, check all the coils, get to know each part and where it goes. Things go a lot smoother and quicker. If you're doing an additional chassis, buy in bulk. I get most of my parts from Mouser and they have an economy shipping charge for 6.00 and the box comes in about 4 days. If you're on a tight budget, like me, that's top notch service on a tight budget. I'm not scolding anyone because we've all had to bite that bullet when that darn 35L6GT burns out after your tube order came yesterday. But I'm seeing this over and over where the anticipation of getting on with a restoration blinds the planning process. I felt I had to say something and hope I didn't step on anyone's toes jumping off the soap box.