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No, I think when I was at the actual store, it was before Cliff took it over.

When I bought the rig, he just came over with the rig and power supply, and 
picked up my old rig to sell as part of the exchange.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Albert Sanchez" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 12:07 PM
Subject: Re: My Favorite Manual Tuner Was


Hey Steve
Do ya remember that big dog (black lab, I think), that used to hang around
Cliff's store?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Albert Sanchez" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: My Favorite Manual Tuner Was


> Absolutely right, Cliff was a great guy and had a super store.
> Albert, WA7FXB
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 11:43 AM
> Subject: Re: My Favorite Manual Tuner Was
>
>
>> Yeah, Cliff Wanzer was a ham in the Spokane area.  I think that was a
>> T-network tuner modeled on the Ultimate Transmatch article in QST.
>>
>> I bought my Icon 751 from his dealership when it was still in business.
>> He
>> was a real nice dude.
>>
>> Steve, K8SP
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 10:43 AM
>> Subject: My Favorite Manual Tuner Was
>>
>>
>> Back in the late seventies, I owned a roller inductor 3 KW tuner called a
>> Wonzer, although I believe it was spelled, Wanzer, Z4 manual tuner.  Man,
>> I
>> could tune absolutely anything.  I tuned once a 3 foot piece of coax
>> laying
>> on my desk and talked to a guy across town.  I sure miss that tuner.  I
>> made
>> the mistake of selling it to a guy years ago but it was the best tuner I
>> ever owned.
>>
>> Phil.
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
> 

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