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SPECS.  HE FELT THAT, ITS DYNAMIC RANGE COULD HAVE BEEN EVEN BETTER IF THE
DOUBLEBALANCED MIXER WERE PROPERLY TERMINATED.  WITH REGARD TO THE IF
FILTERS SELECTIVITY, SHERWOOD NOTED, NOISE SIDEBANDS FROM THE 210XS
CONVERSION OSCILLATOR COULD STILL GENERATE INTERFERENCE TO A DESIRED SIGNAL
EVEN IF THE FILTERS ULTIMATE REJECTION WERE REACHED.  ON THE JOB AT ATLAS
FOR 24 YEAR OLD JOHN NEUMAN, EMPLOYMENT IN THE STOCKROOM AT ATLAS CONTINUED
A JOURNEY BEGUN 11 YEARS EARLIER WHEN HE AND HIS DAD BUILT A KNIGHT KIT
STAR ROAMER RECEIVER.  THE FOUR TUBE SUPERHET INTRODUCED HIM TO BOTH THE
SHORTWAVE BROADCAST AND AMATEUR BANDS.  HE DEVELOPED A KEEN INTEREST IN
RADIO AND RESOLVED TO JOIN THE RANKS OF LICENSED AMATEURS.  THERE WAS
PLENTY OF ENCOURAGEMENT FOR NEUMAN AT ATLAS.  HE SAYS, THE COMPANY WAS
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