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SHOWS THE MB 1 COUPLER TO BE ESSENTIALLY FLAT ACROSS THE ENTIRE HF RANGE,
INCLUDING 6 METERS.  SO THEY SAY THERE IS NO NEED TO ACTIVATE THAT FEATURE.
BUILDING THE KIT WHEN WE PURCHASED THE MB 1 FOR THIS REVIEW, THE METER WAS
AVAILABLE ONLY AS A KIT.  THE MANUFACTURER NOW OFFERS THE MB 1 ASSEMBLED
AND TESTED AS WELL.  WHEN I RECEIVED THE MB 1, IT WAS LIKE CHRISTMAS,
OPENING ONE PACKAGE AFTER ANOTHER TO SEE WHAT WAS INSIDE SEE FIGURE 6.  I
HAD ALREADY PRINTED OUT THE ASSEMBLY MANUAL A 54 PAGE DOCUMENT FROM THE
METERBUILDER WEBSITE.  ONE OF MY PERSONAL RULES FOR KIT BUILDING IS TO READ
THROUGH THE ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS AND DO A CAREFUL PARTS INVENTORY.  IN
THIS CASE, IT QUICKLY BECAME APPARENT THAT THIS KIT IS FOR EXPERIENCED
BUILDERS.  THE ASSEMBLY MANUAL GIVES SOME GOOD GENERAL GUIDELINES, BUT YOU
ARE NOT LED STEP BY STEP THROUGH THE PROCESS.  THERE IS A DISPLAY BOARD AND
A CONTROLLER BOARD, WITH SOME SUGGESTIONS ABOUT WHAT COMPONENTS TO INSTALL
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