====== Jones Filter ======
**From the Ten-Tec Reflector October 6, 2004**

The Jones Filter is patent #5051711.  Looking this up at the [[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=5051711.PN.&OS=PN/5051711&RS=PN/5051711|US Patent Office]] website reveals it was filed April 4, 1989 by Lee J. Jones of Dandridge, TN and assigned to Ten-Tec.

More details and theory on the website for your reading enjoyment.  

Its an simple, effective means of achieving selectivity and works very well in my Scout.

73\\ 
Bill, K4CIA

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**October 6, 2004**

Lee Jones, inventor of the Jones filter, is WB4JTR and Ten-Tec's Chief Technology Officer.  Lee is a former Collins RF design engineer and has had a significant impact on every piece of equipment we've built over the past 20 years.  His latest ham radio-related contribution for us was designing the ultra-low phase noise synthesizer as used in the Orion's main receiver.

Scott Robbins\\ 
W4PA