I, too, as N5IA have had not a single failure in any of a dozen plus ARR preamps for various frequencies used over the past 15 years. 73 from Bill Smith, W5USM "Shortwave Since 1950" -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/FAQ/topband Submissions: topband@contesting.com Administrative requests: topband-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-topband@contesting.com