[GingisK]

I'd sure hope so! It would be interesting to know what they are doing, but they'd probably have to kill me.

Small electronics packages are surely easier to protect. I'd assume that obviating the need for inductors helped a great deal as well, that being accomplished by RC parts being used with op amps rather than coils for tuning.

[GingisK]

Also, maybe you and I should start a company that makes vacuum tubes. We may be ready before WWIII starts.