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Old 03-13-2013, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Steve McVoy View Post
The U70 has two IF amps, but no RF amp. The CT-100 doesn't have a UHF RF amp, and I don't know of any 50s tuner that had a UHF RF amp.
Milwaukee was one of the larger cities that had UHF channels. Originally they were really low power. Anyone that wanted decent reception on UHF, had to install a corner reflector type UHF antenna.
It had to be a cost factor, for the manufacturers. IIRC, amplifier tubes made for UHF frequencies were rather pricey.
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