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SERIAL PORT OR USB TO SERIAL CONVERTER.  THE QCX MINI IS COMPATIBLE WITH
THE KENWOOD TS 480S COMMAND SET FOUND IN MOST LOGGING SOFTWARE.  WHEN I
FIRST TURNED ON THE RADIO, IT WAS READY TO GET ON THE AIR WITH CW.  ALL I
HAD TO DO WAS SELECT CW SPEED AND REDUCE THE SIDETONE VOLUME, BECAUSE I WAS
TESTING WITH AN EXTERNAL AUDIO AMPLIFIER AND SPEAKER CONNECTED TO THE
HEADPHONE OUTPUT.  IN ADDITION TO THE ASSEMBLY MANUAL, THE QRP LABS WEBSITE
OFFERS A 52 PAGE DOWNLOADABLE QCX OPERATING MANUAL.  THE RADIO HAS A LOT OF
FEATURES, AND ITS WELL WORTH THE TIME TO READ THROUGH THIS DOCUMENT.  I
FOUND THE CHEAT SHEET NEAR THE END TO BE A HELPFUL SUMMARY OF THE MENU
ITEMS AND CONTROLS.  ONCE YOU HAVE SELECTED YOUR DEFAULT SETTINGS, YOU CAN
SAVE MOST OF THEM FROM THE CONFIGURATION MENU.  ON THE AIR  AS WITH ANY 5 W
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