[jerryhawthorne]

Mike hit the nail on the head. If your just doing a couple phonos and not interested in expanding to a lot of radios, you really don't need to spend the money on a tube tester. Should you wish to expand your horizons they are handy but not necessary. If your moving to radios, there are other pieces of test equipment I would go for first, like a signal generator and perhaps a circuit tester. Not to mention if you buy a tube tester one on line, it would be nice to make certain it works well. They are not a lot of fun to repair.
Jerry