02-26-2014, 11:00 PM
Tubes should be easy to come by. Not sure about the speaker, but my sense is that that may be a little harder to come by.
More generally though, I think that a 37-610 might be an ambitious project for someone starting out. I believe this would have the separate RF chassis which can be difficult to work with based on things I've read here. I recommend you find yourself a couple of simple AA5 radios to cut your teeth on.
Of course you can always do what I did. Last summer, after only 3 months in the hobby, I bought a 37-630. I knew at the time that that radio was waaaaaaaay beyond my abilities, but I just thought it was beautiful and needed to be rescued (the owner was threatening to burn it). I decided to put it aside until I had the necessary skills. Still not there yet, but getting closer. I'm in no hurry.
Good luck whatever you decide.
Jon
More generally though, I think that a 37-610 might be an ambitious project for someone starting out. I believe this would have the separate RF chassis which can be difficult to work with based on things I've read here. I recommend you find yourself a couple of simple AA5 radios to cut your teeth on.
Of course you can always do what I did. Last summer, after only 3 months in the hobby, I bought a 37-630. I knew at the time that that radio was waaaaaaaay beyond my abilities, but I just thought it was beautiful and needed to be rescued (the owner was threatening to burn it). I decided to put it aside until I had the necessary skills. Still not there yet, but getting closer. I'm in no hurry.
Good luck whatever you decide.
Jon
