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TRANSVERTER IS A FREQUENT UPGRADE.  BASE STATION TRANSCEIVERS SUCH AS AN
ICOM IC 9100 OR KENWOOD TS 2000 ALSO WORK WELL, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE LARGER
THAN RADIOS DESIGNED FOR MOBILE USE.  ANTENNAS CAN BE MOUNTED ON YOUR
VEHICLE OR SET UP ALONG THE WAY.  THERE ARE AS MANY DIFFERENT ROVER SETUPS
AS THERE ARE ROVER STATIONS DOING IT YOUR WAY AND LEARNING EACH TIME OUT IS
PART OF THE FUN.  ROVER STATION POWER TO CREATE A SUCCESSFUL ROVER STATION,
ONE OF THE KEY FACTORS IS POWER, BOTH DC AND RF.  A DIRECT CONNECTION TO
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YOUR VEHICLES BATTERY IS THE BEST SOURCE OF DC POWER.  BE WARY OF USING A
POWER OUTLET OR LIGHTER SOCKET THOSE ARE OFTEN LIMITED TO A FEW AMPS, AND
YOU MAY BLOW A FUSE OR OVERLOAD A CIRCUIT.  AN AUXILIARY DEEP CYCLE BATTERY
CAN ALSO BE USED.  HOWEVER, IF THE BATTERY IS NOT CHARGED BY THE VEHICLE, A
100 W RADIO WILL DRAIN IT FAIRLY QUICKLY.  A LARGE CAPACITY BATTERY WILL
LAST FOR A DAY OR LESS BEFORE NEEDING TO BE RECHARGED.  TYPICALLY, 12 V
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