YAESU FR-DX-500 A friend has FL-DX-500/FR-DX-500, some time ago the capacitor in the grid circuit short circuited at the ECL82/6BM8, and the valve draw excessive current, the output transformer was damaged. Such components are now very often very difficult to obtain, so I would suggest that you put some more fuses in the receiver, at least one for the voltage to ECL82/6BM8, possibly 50mA. Some other fuses won't hurt, try to find some good places for them, there may be some components you can remove to find places for small fuse holders. 73 de Jan-Martin