Hollow-state snake oil?

[Charles W. Morehouse]

Hi Jim,
That is unbelievable. My concern is how can people like this one, Zap and
OxyClean
get away with blatant LIES like that. Where is our Federal Trade Commission? I
fear that the commission is suffering from head/rectial syndrome. 73.
Wayne;
W4GBW

Jim Gelbort wrote:

> The following was originally posted on the qrp-l listserv:
>
> My friend John, W4DRJ, passed this along to me knowing that I stand in awe
> of the cutting edge technology that thrives in the high end audiooofile
> community.
>
> Here's a product that will give us that little extra ooomph for all of our
> itty bitty qrp rigs.  It's guaranteed to give solid state rigs that tube
> warmth, definition and emotion we all aspire to.  Fool folks into thinking
> you're running a real rig like a KWM-2 or a BC-610 instead of some puny
> little qrp rig.
>
> http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/general/messages/104180.html
>
> People will buy this stuff and that's downright scary.  You'll notice that
> the word "asylum" appears in the address, that pretty much says it all.  I
> don't blame Mike B. for not signing his last name.
>
> Now, who's going to step up to the plate and review the JISCO Jitter
> Scrambling Decorrelator?  Maybe someone should send one and a bottle of the
> laquer to the ARRL Lab for a product review.  I hope it's not too late for
> the April QST.
>
> Somewhere, P.T. Barnum is having a good laugh.
>
> 72,
>
> Rick kf4ar