"Porky" wrote in message
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Ok, I will check into that. Why then is an op amp a better choice,
other than fewer connections involved, which is not a major issue. I
like solder.


Op-amps are just much nicer to work with, it's a one chip solution and very
versatile. There's TONS of info out there on using them, here's a page for
example http://www.northcountryradio.com/PDFs/column003.pdf