On Sat, 5 May 2001, A. Joseph Ross wrote: > Barefoot radios?? Ham radio jargon from way back; used of transmitters, it means "without external amplification": running one's 100w rig directly into one's antenna rather than into a 1kW linear. I'd never heard it used of a receiver before, but the usage makes sense. Rob Landry umar@nerodia.wcrb.com