Rca Tubes
Rca Tubes
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 lot of 46 rca tv radio tubes  US $12.00
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 mix lot of 40 tv radio tubes ge rca syl kenrad US $14.00
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 mix lot of 60 tv radio tubes ge rca syl cbs raytheon US $15.00
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 LOT OF 2 884 RCA RADIO TUBES US $.99
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 ^ Lot of 3 24A Globe tubesengraved base24tested GOODRCA UY 224Cunningham US $9.99
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 ALL NEW DYNACO ST35 ST 35 CLONE W RCA 7189 TUBES HEAVY DUTY TRANSFORMERS US $499.00
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 LOT OF 2 6AX3 ZENITH RCA COMPACTRON RADIO TUBES US $.99
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 RCA vacuum tubes 6BK4C 6EL4A NOS 4 Lot US $19.99
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 5 Pcs NOS RCA 2E26 Tubes NIB US $19.99
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 BIG LOT 5814 12AU7 ECC82 5814A LOW NOISE TUBES FROM 1960S GE RCA ALL GOOD US $49.99
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 RCA vacuum tubes 1 12AZ7A 2 12AU7 2 12AT7 ECC81 5 lot US $19.99
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 VINTAGE RCA 5Y3 GT G VACUUM TUBES US $5.00
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 RCA OD3 Tube Tests Good US $1.99
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 2 x 6L6gb RCA Tubes DD Getter Black PlateMatch US $49.99
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 RCA USA VT231 Grey Glass 6SN7GT 6SN7 VT 231 strong matched used pair US $71.00
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 VINTAGE RCA 6Y6 G VACUUM TUBES US $5.00
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 RCA 830B Power Triode NOS Tube Made in USA Vintage US $19.71
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 RCA 12BA6 Tube Tests 100 US $.99
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 RCA USA Grey Glass 6SN7GT 6SN7 VT231 VT 231 strong matched used pair US $20.01
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 2 RCA Radiotron 26 ST Vacuum Tubes Tested Guaranteed Good US $9.99
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 Vintage RCA Tv Radio Vacuum Tube 17GW6 17DQ6B US $1.85
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 VINTAGE RCA 5OL6 GT VACUUM TUBES US $1.00
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 RCA Grey Glass 6SL7GT 6SL7 VT 229 VT229 black plate used matched pair US $16.50
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 Pair of RCA 5T4 Metal Rectifier Tubes Used Test Good US $10.00
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 RCA Clear Glass VT229 6SL7GT 6SL7 VT 229 black plate NOS new matched pair US $9.99
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 2 x 6Y6 G Tubes from GE and RCA US $10.00
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 RCA Clear Glass 6SN7GTB 6SN7GT 6SN7 VT 231 VT231 black plate matched used pair US $10.49
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 RCA 6W4GT TUBECLEAN N CLEAR TUBE US $3.00
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 4 NOS RCA 6AG7 and 1 GE 6Y6GT Radio Vacuum Tubes w Boxes US $5.50
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 FIVE EUROPE MADE NOS NIB RCA BRANDED HOLLAND BRITAIN 6GV8 ECL85 VINTAGE TUBES US $79.99
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 6CJ3 RCA COMPACTRON RADIO TUBE NOS US $.99
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 Vintage RCA Victor Tube StereoTuner US $50.00
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 2 Pcs RCA Tubes 12SL7 GT US $15.00
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 RCA VACUUM TUBE 6BG6G OLD STOCK OUT OF BOX US $6.99
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 2 RCA 6CG7 Vacuum Tubes One w Box Tested US $5.29
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 Set of 4 Vintage RCA 6CA7 EL34 Fat Boy Tubes USA Made US $175.00
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 10EW7 RCA COMPACTRON RADIO TUBE NOS US $.99
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 4pcs RCA Type 30 Triode Tubes NOS US $29.99
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 RCA VACUUM TUBE 14F8 OLD STOCK OUT OF BOX UNUSED US $3.99
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 9 vintage RCA Raytheon Philco 5Y3GT one 5W4GT tubesblack plates used tested US $31.45
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 2 pcs BNIB NOS RCA 2050A vacuum electron tubes Seeburg or Wurlitzer Jukebox US $39.99
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 VINTAGE RADIO TUBES 1950S US $6.00
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 RCA 30 RADIOTRON COKEBOTTLE TUBECLEAN N CLEAR US $3.00
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 RCA 6V6GT G 6V6GT VACUUM TUBE TUBE AMP GREY GLASS US $4.95
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 14 vintage RCA 6SN7GTB tubes test well tube amplifier 6SN7 GTB US $72.00
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 RCA Radiotron Balloon S UX 250 CX 250 50 VT 50 Super Hot circa 1928 US $36.77
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 5R4 GY LOT OF 2 RCA USED ST TYPE TUBES TESTED 5R4GY US $15.01
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 4 Fisher RCA 7868 Tubes MATCHED QUAD US $46.01
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 6 VINTAGE RADIO TUBES RCA PHILCO SYLVANIA NOS US $28.99
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 LOT OF 7 ASSORTED VACUMN TUBES 6DQ5 AND OTHERS SEE DESCRIPTION US $9.95
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 Vintage RCA 6CG8A vacuum tubes NOS US $2.00
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 6AN8A Vacuum Tube RCA NIB NOS Radio Amplifier TV Ham Audio US $12.99
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 12BH7A Vacuum Tube RCA NIB NOS Radio Amplifier TV Ham Audio US $12.99
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 5U4 GB LOT OF 10 USED RCA TUNG SOL TUBES TESTED 5U4GB US $18.95
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 RCA vacuum tube 1 6SJ7GT US $7.99
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 15 vintage RCA Tung Sol Sylvania 6CG7 6FQ7 tubesused tested US $15.95
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 Five vintage RCA cleartop 6CG7 6FQ7 tubesused tested US $15.95
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 RCA VACUUM TUBE 6SQ7 GT OLD STOCK OUT OF BOX US $3.49
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 RCA 233 Balloon Style Vacuum Tube Tested Guaranteed Good US $9.99
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 Pair RCA JAN 8005 Power Tubes for McIntosh MI 200 Power Amp US $57.00
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 A PAIR OF VINTAGE RCA 6V6 VACUUM TUBES US $9.99
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 ONE RCA Coke Shape 5Y3 5Y3G VACUUM TUBE US $4.99
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 Vintage RCA 6CU8 tubes NOS US $2.00
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 ^ NOS NIB RCA 70L7GT pentode rectifier tube in original boxtested great70L7 US $5.95
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 Complete Collection of Tube Data Manuals on a CD US $7.00
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 Lot of 3 RCA 6KD6 tubes NIB NOS US $40.00
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 Pair RCA JAN 8005 Power Tubes for McIntosh MI 200 Power Amp 1 US $91.00
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 RCA VACUUM TUBE 6AU5GT OLD STOCK NEW IN BOX US $3.49
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 6K6 6K6GT audio amplifier TV radio tubes RCA brand pair US $2.95
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 Vintage Lindal and RCA 6GU7 tubes NOS US $2.00
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Strategic Planning – Proactive or Reactive, “We looked for the enemy. The enemy was us.”
For the casual investor and casual observer who are looking at the Dow Jones Industrial Average group of 30 companies it is sometimes a thought that Corporations tend to endure forever - always have been the leaders and always will. Either fortunately or unfortunately such is not the case.
Thirty years ago, of the thirty companies that made up the DJIA in 1979 only 10 of those companies still make up the Dow today. Some of the largest Corporations that make up the Dow today measured by market capitalization didn’t even exist thirty years ago, notably Microsoft Corporation and Intel.
On the fortunate side is opportunity. The bedfellows of opportunity are both innovation and project management. Quite possibly why they have the opportunity to work so well together is linked directly to the Corporate Culture, accountability and sound business decisions.
How do large companies grow and prosper and why do others stub their corporate toe? Let’s take a quick comparison look at General Electric, RCA and Eastman Kodak. General Electric joined the Dow in 1907. Today, along with appliances and consumer electronics, they are in consumer and corporate finance, health care, oil & gas, rail and security and aviation among others.
The subject of the General Electric entry into the aviation industry represents a great Business Case study. Leaving the issue of start-up capital aside, how would it ever be possible to compete much less become a world leader in the manufacture of jet aircraft engines? It was truly a monster of an undertaking. Was it realistic to even try to take market share from both Pratt & Whitney and Rolls Royce? The engines of Jet aircraft worldwide carried either the Pratt & Whitney eagle in flight logo or the Rolls Royce double R.
It would have been very interesting dialogue at the GE Board level when their Senior Management made their initial Business Case Board presentation. The answer came from in depth Market Research and innovation and the answer was also driven in part by their Corporate Culture and mission statement to “Harness the power of the imagination to make life better for our customers and consumers worldwide” a veritable green light.
General Electric thinking moved ‘outside the box’ and away from the actual unit cost associated with the manufacture of a traditional jet engine as a key driver. GE saw an opening. With GE innovation their focus shifted instead to the operating efficiencies side of the product itself; noise abatement, engine thrust and fuel consumption – a great success story.
The GE move into new businesses provided them with the financial flexibility to become less dependant on their original core businesses and a shift in corporate culture.
Not so successful was RCA Corporation, which was originally started by General Electric in 1919, then spun off. Over the next 50 years RCA initially grasped the market for broadcast and commercial radio point-to-point transmission through NBC Radio Networks till the monopoly was broken up by antitrust legislation. Like GE, RCA then moved further afield with successful innovations in key technological advancement areas. Fuelled by an almost endless list of electronics innovations RCA then became a Dow listing and subsequently grew into one of the largest companies in the world. 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York, the Corporate Head Office of RCA became known as the RCA Building.
Broadcast radio and recorded music (RCA Victor and Nipper the Fox Terrier logo) were the lynchpins followed by RADAR, television, first black and white then color TV, then HD-TV to name a few. The old Indian Head TV test pattern was created by RCA. The RCA color-TV and RCA television cameras and were adopted as the standard in broadcast TV technology for American color TV transmitting and reception by the NTSC. In addition to broadcast television, the electron microscope, Radiotron Vacuum Tubes, LCD’s, VHS-VCR’s, HD-TV’s, satellite systems all found their genesis at RCA.
The story of the meteoric rise of RCA Corporation was also the story of David Sarnoff, his drive and leadership which permeated the entire fabric of RCA. Just at a time RCA thought they could do no wrong Sarnoff was succeeded by his son Robert the downward spiral began (early 1970’s). Robert Sarnoff took RCA in another direction. RCA then embarked on complete departure from their core competencies of electronics and communications with the acquisitions of Hertz (rental cars), Coronet (carpeting), Random House (publishing), Gibson (greeting cards) and Banquet (frozen foods), all of which created a serious drain on the availability of research capital and a very real distraction from their traditional businesses. With the distraction came mistakes, an open door to the competition and the ultimate slow road to self destruction. RCA was taken over in the late 80’s by GE, broken up and sold off in pieces. RCA exists today only as a trademark. RCA Victor Talking Machines and RCA antique radios remain as collector’s items. Nipper is no longer listening to ‘His Master’s Voice.’
Eastman Kodak was replaced on the Dow in late 2005. With a loose application of the GE model there is some general agreement that they were slow to react and diversify. For decades Eastman Kodak was the undisputed market share leader in all segments of the photography and photofinishing industry. The early warning signs were there however, even as far back as 1973 when Paul Simon, in his song ‘So Mama Don’t Take My Kodachrome Away’ maybe recognized the market dominance of Eastman Kodak and Kodachrome as the most famous and financially successful film of all time. What may have been overlooked however was Paul Simon’s not particularly subtle reference in the song to his Nikon camera.
Today there is no question that Eastman Kodak is a very different company than it was in those days. They no longer manufacture either film or cameras with the exception of the disposable camera. Through Unified Workflow Solutions in their Graphic Communications Group (GCG) they are into Graphic Design, Digital Imaging, digital photography and digital imaging solutions. Again, very different company with very different products but what was lacking in both RCA and Eastman Kodak was the drive and vision of a David Sarnoff.
What was very similar to all three were the marketplace dynamics. Quality produce solutions manufactured in South East Asia in countries like Japan, Hong Kong and China were flooding the market. Neither RCA nor Eastman Kodak had viable solutions. Forward thinking Strategic Planning driven by qualitative market research has been the enduring GE corporate culture of Business Process Re-Engineering for over eight decades. The ‘catch-up’ game is indeed a very difficult game to play. It boils down to a ‘proactive’ strategy versus a ‘reactive’ strategy’ and the difference between the two strategies has defined GE, RCA and Eastman Kodak.
About the Author
Bob Ferguson is the President/CEO of BTG-Business Transitions Group Inc.
Email: bferguson@businesstransitionsgroup.com
Website: www.businesstransitionsgroup.com
BTG is a leading provide of Business Process management tools and templates. Bob Ferguson has had a business executive career that spans 33 years with the most recent 15 years as President/CEO of a broad cross-section of companies in the United States, Canada and Overseas.