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AGES INSIDE THE TUNER AND CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE.  THE TG XLS MICROCONTROLLER
EXECUTES AN ALGORITHM THAT QUICKLY VARIES THE VALUE OF EACH ELEMENT OF THE
MATCHING SECTION OF THE TUNER.  IT REPEATS UNTIL AN ACCEPTABLE MATCH IS
REALIZED.  THE TUNER THEN STORES THE MATCHING NETWORKS ELEMENT VALUES IN
NONVOLATILE MEMORY.  THE NEXT TIME YOU GO TO A FREQUENCY WITHIN 10 KHZ OF A
STORED SOLUTION, IT RECALLS THE STORED SOLUTION AND APPLIES THESE VALUES TO
THE CIRCUIT.  IMPRESSIONS I HAVE USED FLEXRADIO SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT SINCE THE
FLEX 6000 SERIES WAS INTRODUCED.  ALTHOUGH I HAVE NO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
WITH FLEXRADIO OTHER THAN BEING AN ENTHUSIASTIC CUSTOMER, I HAVE BEEN A
MEMBER OF FLEXRADIOS ALPHA TEST TEAM FOR ALL OF THEIR PRODUCTS, INCLUDING
THE TG XL.  ON THE OTHER HAND, OWNING THE COMPLETE FLEX ECOSYSTEM IS
ESSENTIAL TO OPERATING THIS UNIT AT ITS FULL POTENTIAL.  WHEN THE TG XL WAS
ANNOUNCED, I HAD A COMPETITIVE SO2R CONTEST STATION WITH TOWERS, EFFECTIVE
LOW BAND ANTENNAS, AND RECEIVING ANTENNAS.  I HAD A FLEX 6600 RADIO, A
POWER GENIUS AMPLIFIER, AND THE ANTENNA GENIUS ANTENNA SWITCH.  THIS SETUP
ALLOWED ME TO DO SO2R CONTESTING WITH JUST ONE RADIO AND ONE AMPLIFIER.
BETWEEN THE TIME I PRE ORDERED THE TG XL AND WHEN I RECEIVED IT, MY WIFE
AND I REALIZED THAT WE HAD RUN OUT OF YOUTH AND DECIDED TO DOWNSIZE.  WE
NOW LIVE IN A MUCH SMALLER HOME WITH A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.  CALL IT
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