[TenTec] Re: Al Gavenas' position on Front-End atenuation

[Gene Buckle]

> do anything, SWR fetishes, and a tirade from a TenTec representative
> impatiently explaining that buying one of these radios required a new
> antenna system, a stash of ferrite cores and a artificial ground.
>
Now how on earth did I miss *that* message?  Care to explain?  Won't an
external antenna tuner and a random wire be enough?

As to the rest of the content Don, I've actually enjoyed it!  It's a vast
improvement on the tinfoil hat wearing Net.Kooks that I've run into
recently on the rec.radio.amateur.* newsgroups.

The folks here have been informative, courteous and entertaining.  What
more could I or anyone else ask for?

g.