Ian White G/GM3SEK wrote:

LEGAL WARNING: positive gain coax was patented in the late 1980s by the
muTek company in Britain, under the brand name "Gainiax".

Following established precedent in this newsgroup, unauthorized users of
this patented technology will be pursued with the full vigour of the law.

muTek advertised this new product in an April RadCom... and received
several serious inquiries.

Unfortunately the factory did not survive the first production run. The
last words heard over the phone were "You want the ends of these reels
shorted together?"


I was wondering why I hadn't heard of any muTEK replacement boards for
any of the newer UHF-VHF rigs--- And, now i KNOW WHY! Jim NN7K

Jim - NN7K wrote:


Ian White G/GM3SEK wrote:

LEGAL WARNING: positive gain coax was patented in the late 1980s by
the muTek company in Britain, under the brand name "Gainiax".
Following established precedent in this newsgroup, unauthorized
users of this patented technology will be pursued with the full
vigour of the law.
muTek advertised this new product in an April RadCom... and received
several serious inquiries.
Unfortunately the factory did not survive the first production run.
The last words heard over the phone were "You want the ends of these
reels shorted together?"


I was wondering why I hadn't heard of any muTEK replacement boards for
any of the newer UHF-VHF rigs--- And, now i KNOW WHY! Jim NN7K

The firm has been sold on twice since the Good Old Days.

Meanwhile its first - and last - production batch of Gainiax (TM) is
still melting its way down towards the centre of the Earth.


--
73 from Ian G/GM3SEK 'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)
http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek