From: Edward V. Phillips[SMTP:ed-at-alumni.caltech.edu] Sent: Sunday, September 21, 1997 12:49 PM To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com Subject: Re: Tesla not Marconi "The resonant tuned circuit allowed receivers to essentially amplify the received signal to a useable level. Useable even without tubes or transistors. Pretty neat stuff!!!" A resonant circuit CAN'T amplify a signal at all! It can be used for impedance matching, however. Ed