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]> To: <[log in to unmask]> 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] >> >