David Thompson wrote:
"Back in the early 90`s Lew McCoy reveiwed the small Sommer in CQ
Magazine."

I found a Lew McCoy review of the Sommer XP506 in the April 1986 edition
of CQ starting on page 42. Lew cobcludes with: "If I sound enthusiastic
about the XP506, I am, and I will really be surprised if this system
doesn`t revolutionize multiband beam systems.

Here are the introductory prices for the various models: the XP406 is
$514, the XP506 is $642, and the XP706 is $778. I didn`t mention the
gain of the XP706, but it is rated at close to 9 dB on 20 meters (over a
dipole reference).

The manufacturer is Sommer GMBH, DJ2UT, Kandelstrasse 35, D-7809
Denzlingen, West Germany, and the beams are distributed in this country
by H.J. Theiler Corp., P.O. Box 5369, Spartenburg, SC 29304
(803-576-5566)."

The revolution may have been too dear.

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI