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From: n4zr@contesting.com (Pete Smith)
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 14:14:11 -0500
At 01:08 PM 11/20/02 -0500, Richard M. Gillingham wrote:
>Hmmm..  I seem to remember this device from the '70's.  It was advertized 
>to match anything anywhere...  The package was completely potted, and 
>unaccessible to inspection.  Somebody, I think QST, had one x-rayed and 
>all that could be discerned was  a large resister attached to the circuit, 
>and some superflous junk scattered about in the package. After that the 
>company who was promoting ths thing was banned from advertizing in QST.
>A swamping resister will indeed allow you to match anything, but most of 
>your power will be dissipated in the resistor.
>That is, of course, if the device you're inquiring about is the same one I 
>recall..
>Where have you seen the Maxx-Com device advertized??  I couldn't find it 
>on Google, but that only means I couldn't find it...
>
>What is the url??
>And let us know what you find..

It is the same -- www.maxx-com.com.  These guys have a lot of gall.


73, Pete N4ZR
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