In the Radio receiver design # FM vs . AM article there is mention of an " valve holder tax " that the UK goverment imposed.
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The UK radio manufacturers had to pay a royalty of ? per valve holder to the British Valve Association to cover use of their members'patent rights.
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Although used in circuits such as tape recorder input stages and instrument amplifiers, microphony can be a problem, even when mounted in a vibration-reducing valve holder.