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Crosley Model 649 A Radio    US $9.99

Freshman Masterpiece Speaker Radio    US $51.00

12AU7A ECC82 12AU7 audio amplifier HAM radio TV tube GE brand    US $5.95

6SJ7 audio amplifier HAM radio tube RCA brand    US $2.95

Octal socket for audio amplifier HAM radio TV tube 5 pc lot    US $2.95

6AU6 audio amplifier HAM radio TV tube TUNG SOL brand pair    US $5.95

ECC85 6EV7 audio amplifier HAM radio TV tube RCA brand pair    US $5.95

6C4 audio amplifier HAM radio TV tube RCA brand set of 4    US $5.95

6AC7 audio amplifier HAM radio TV tube GE brand set of 5    US $5.95

6AK5 audio amplifier HAM radio TV tubes RCA brand pair    US $5.95

12AT7 audio amplifier HAM radio TV tubes RCA brand pair    US $5.95

6CG7 6FQ7 audio amplifier HAM radio TV tubes RCA brand set of 4    US $5.95

Heatkit SB Line Tube Set 6BZ6 6EW6 6AU6 6AW8A 6CL6 Ham Radio Vacuum Tubes NOS    US $24.99

RADIO HAM AMP TUBES 77    US $35.00

Lot of 31 RCA GE Motorola Amperex 6661 6BH6 CB Ham Radio Amplifier Vacuum Tubes    US $24.99

Lot of 32 RCA GE Sylvania Mullard 6AU6 6AU6A CB Ham Radio Amplifier Vacuum Tubes    US $24.99

RCA Tube 6146 Vintage Original Tested Ham Radio CB Amp Electron CDB    US $22.99

General Electric GE Tube 6883 Vintage Original Tested Ham Radio CB Amp FDA    US $19.99

MATCHED PAIR AMPEREX 6267 EF86 NIB NOS BUGLE BOY TUBES HOLLAND 1966 STOCK    US $69.25

5 Pcs RCA 6GH8A Ham Radio Vacuum Tubes NIB and Tested Sub for 6EA8    US $19.99

Two 45 Vacuum Tubes Sylvania and Sparton    US $45.00

Two 45 Vacuum Tubes Philco and Tung Sol    US $10.00

Five 6L6 Metal Vacuum Tubes Sylvania NOS RCA GE Tested    US $40.00

Sylvania 6L6 Vacuum Tube Tested Good    US $8.50

Four 6L6GC Vacuum Tubes All Tested Good Sylvania GE etc    US $40.00

Seven 6146 6146A and 6146B Vacuum Tubes NOS to Good Used RCA Sylvania    US $55.00

5583 Photocell Tube CETRON NOS NIB Photodiode Tube Eye    US $30.00

3 VINTAGE AMPEREX 25EH5 VACUUM TUBES TESTED AUDIO HAM RADIO AMPLIFIER    US $12.99

3 VINTAGE SYLVANIA 6CG7 6FQ7 VACUUM TUBES TESTED STRONG AUDIO HAM RADIO    US $19.99

3 VINTAGE TELEFUNKEN 6CS6 NOS VACUUM TUBES TESTED STRONG AUDIO HAM RADIO AMP    US $14.99

4 VINTAGE TELEFUNKEN 6CS6 NOS VACUUM TUBES TESTED STRONG AUDIO HAM RADIO AMP    US $19.99

5 VINTAGE TUNG SOL 6S4A NOS VACUUM TUBES TESTED STRONG AUDIO HAM RADIO AMP    US $39.99

3 MATCHED PAIRS UTC AUDIO TRANSFORMERS SO 379 SUB OUNCERS    US $9.99

1 VINTAGE AMPEREX 6BR8A 6FV8A VACUUM TUBE TESTED STRONG AUDIO HAM RADIO AMP    US $7.99

1 VINTAGE AMPEREX 8CM7 VACUUM TUBE TESTED STRONG AUDIO HAM RADIO AMP    US $4.99

1 VINTAGE AMPEREX 13DE7 NOS VACUUM TUBE TESTED STRONG AUDIO HAM RADIO AMP    US $4.99

1 VINTAGE AMPEREX 13DR7 NOS VACUUM TUBE TESTED STRONG AUDIO HAM RADIO AMP    US $4.99

1 VINTAGE AMPEREX 19T8 VACUUM TUBE TESTED STRONG AUDIO HAM RADIO AMP    US $9.99

Near Mint Working 1924 Crosley 51 Regenerative Battery Radio w Good 01A Tubes    US $66.99

EICO 222 VTVM Volt Ohm Meter Calibrated HAM    US $22.50

6SR7 GT quad set Tung Sol NOS vacuum tubes Ham radio glass tubes Military tubes    US $9.99

FIST Commercial communications 6MB 100 Six Meter Bi Linear Amplifier    US $2.85

Radio amp ham tubes over 16 lbs    US $19.99

Radio amp ham tubes 6J5 6BL7 6LE8 6W6 6SQ7 6sn7 6AU8 over 45 lbs    US $4.99

RCA de Forest GE Sylvania Radiotron Hytron Cetron vacuum tubes HAM radio    US $5.00

lot of twenty 20 IBM 5965 vacuum tubes HAM radio    US $10.00

lot of ten 10 GE 6BL7 GTA vacuum tubes HAM radio    US $5.00

6JB6A NOS Lindal Electron tube New old stock    US $29.90

FOUR 4 1N5GT vacuum tubes battery RF pentode ham radio valves    US $10.00

PAIR 12BA6 Tube NOS TEN Kobe Japan Pentode HF93 CV1928    US $15.00

MATCHED PAIR NOS GE 6KD6 NIB NOS VACUUM TUBES    US $75.99

ONE GE 6LF6 NIB NOS VACUUM TUBE EMISSIONS AT 100    US $24.95

MATCHED PAIR NOS GE 6KN6 NIB NOS VACUUM TUBES    US $28.95

Various 27 ST and Globe Type Tubes    US $12.00

1S5 Tube MULLARD UK RCA Branded NOS Audio DAF91    US $4.95

1 Sprague Capacitor TVA 12045 20 UF 0 25 DC NOS audio Ham Radio Amp    US $2.00

4X big thyristor industrial tubes type 4C35 and a big rectifier 4B31 tube    US $35.00

117Z3 Tube Tung Sol USA NOS Half Wave Vacuum Rectifier    US $4.75

12AU7 ECC82 95 126 01 CC82E Heintz and Kaufman Tube Used Tested    US $4.25

1NOS TWIST LOCK SPRAGUE ELETROLYTIC TVLU 4585 400VDC CAPACITOR RADIO HAM AMP    US $10.99

1NOS 12AT7 ECC81 SYLVANIA BLACK PLATE VACUUM TUBE AMP HAM RADIO    US $10.99

1VINTAGE ARCTURUS 58 BLUE GLASS VACUUM TUBE ETCHED BASE AMP HAM RADIO    US $16.99

1NOS 12AT7 ECC81 FENDER SPECIAL DESIGN GE VACUUM TUBE AMP HAM RADIO    US $10.99

12X4 Tube RCA Black Plate D Getter NOS Rectifier Dynaco    US $6.75

Vintage Kit Tube Ham Radio or Amp PreAmp Possibly Dynakit w Hammond Parts    US $9.99

Airline 201 A Vacuum Tube    US $20.00

Jennings Radio Vacuum Condensor Capacitor VC 12 20000 volts 12MMF NOS    US $50.00

Six RCA Zenith Vintage Radio TV HAM Vacuum Tubes TESTED EXCELLENT    US $1.79

New Matched Pair 572B Ham Radio Tubes    US $89.99

Heathkit SB 200 Tube HF Ham Radio Amplifier w 572B Cetron Tubes NICE    US $152.50

WWII RCA Radiotron 6L6G Tubes Matched Quad NOS Tested    US $600.00

PAIR 6754 BENDIX National Tubes USA NOS Full Wave Rectifier Super 412A Gold Pins    US $109.95

LAFAYETTE HE 30 SHORTWAVE HF GENERAL COVERAGE HAM RADIO RECEIVER HA 320 KT NR    US $79.99

New Matched Quad 811A Ham Radio Tubes    US $89.99

1 Sprague Capacitor TVA 1411 25 UF 0 150 DC NOS audio Ham Radio Amp    US $2.00

PAIR JAN 5654W GE 6AK5 Vacuum Tube NOS Grey O Getter    US $9.95

1 cornell dubilier mica cpacitor 001 WKGV 1200 DC NOS audio Radio Amp Ham    US $3.00

JRC 5654 RCA 6AK5W Tube NOS Black Plate D Getter Orange    US $7.95

Sprague Capacitor TVA 1161 250 UF 0 16 DC NOS audio Ham Radio Amp    US $2.00

1 Sprague Capacitor TVA 1438 5 UF 0 200 DC NOS audio Ham Radio Amp    US $2.00

36 Vacuum Tube Marconi USA NOS NIB Tetrode 36 VT 36    US $5.95

39 44 Vacuum Tube Marconi Radiotron NOS Pentode 39 44    US $3.95

1 Sprague Capacitor TVA 1080 1000 MFD 1 VDC NOS audio Ham Radio Amp    US $3.00

3 radio amplifier cb ham vintage vacuum tube shields w springs 7 pin 9 pin tubes    US $7.49

5 Sprague Capacitor 05 AMP 300 VDC filter type 1JX152 NOS Ham Radio Amp    US $9.99

Miniatron Relay Electron Tube XT45A FSE F9031A 63V    US $14.00

5 Sprague Capacitor 75 MFD 25 V TE 1210 NOS NIB audio Ham Radio Amp    US $9.99

1 RCA 5687 Audio Amp Ham Radio Tested good    US $12.00

Lot of 12 Vintage 17CT3 audio amp ham radio vacuum tubes all tested good    US $9.99

RCA NOS 6KN6 Vacuum Sweep Tube HAM Radio    US $18.99

1 Sprague Capacitor TVA 1103 500 UF 0 6 DC NOS audio Ham Radio Amp    US $2.50

6JB6A Tube Used Tested    US $11.49

6EA8 6GH8A Tube Used Tested    US $6.49

6BQ7A ECC180 6BS8 6BZ7 Tube Used Tested    US $3.74

6AQ5A EL90 N727 BPM04 CP1 6L31 CV1862 Tube Used Tested    US $4.24

4H 4C Amperite Current Voltage Regulator Ballast Tube Used    US $27.99

12JB6 Tube Used Tested    US $22.99

Galaxy GT 550 HAM radio and how to use it?

Some one just gave me a Galaxy GT550 HAM radio and I am wondering how to use it. Is it a tube radio?
This is my first HAM radio.
What do I need in the way of a code key, mic, speakers, etc?
Main thing is how to use it?

First - it's over 30 years old. It's what we call a "boat anchor." Likely it needs some capacitors replaced, at least. It will not operate on the recently added ham bands (the so-called WARC bands). Its receiver is in no way competitive with modern triple-conversion receivers.

Beyond that: Transmitting with that radio, with any radio on the ham bands, requires a license. You'll need a "General Class" license.

Put it away - or at most, use it on receive only - until you get an amateur radio license. Start with the arrl link below. There is much to learn.

By the way, according to one review at eham.net (see below), the mic jack on the front is a .206 phone jack, not a standard quarter inch phone jack. It will likely be easier to change the front panel jack than to find a matching plug! It's also possible that that has already been done on the unit you received.

After you get your license, do NOT attempt to transmit unless you have connected a proper antenna for the band (a random "whip" antenna or length of wire will not do) and you know how to "tune up" the transmitter. You can damage the transmitter significantly otherwise. A matched antenna for the HF ham bands is not a small thing, either. This isn't like a CB.

A Ham Radio Christmas from N7RUE