> Bottom line, Ameritron is junk. Its big plus is that they are cheap. > Aren't they owned by MFJ? Yes they are. And as Tom said, it was designed to be "cheap". But it works, and I only paid $50 for it from a very old amateur dropping out of the hobby. He probably would have just given it to me, but I offered the fifty and he accepted. 73, Jim W6KPI/KH6