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ANTENNA, AND YOU ARE READY TO GO.  THE POSITION OF THE HORIZONTAL SLIDER IN
THE MAIN WSPR SCREEN CONTROLS HOW OFTEN YOU TRANSMIT.  EACH WSPR
TRANSMISSION IS FULL DUTY CYCLE AND LASTS FOR 2 MINUTES.  TO SHARE
SPECTRUM, PLEASE REDUCE YOUR TOTAL TRANSMISSIONS TO 50 OR LESS.  THIS WILL
ALLOW OTHERS TO USE THE FREQUENCY AND ALSO GIVES YOUR TRANSISTORS TIME TO
COOL DOWN.  FINAL WHISPERS EASY WSPR WORKS WELL IN THIS LOW POWER
APPLICATION DESPITE ITS SIMPLICITY.  WITH A BIT OF LUCK, A FEW OF THESE
TRANSMITTERS MAY FIND THEIR WAY TO REMOTE REGIONS OF THE GLOBE TO PROVIDE
MORE PROPAGATION PATHS TO STUDY.  I ENJOYED CONSTRUCTING AND USING THIS
TRANSMITTER, AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL AS WELL.  WHILE WSPRING IS FUN, IT IS
ALSO EDUCATIONAL.  YOU CAN OBSERVE OPEN PROPAGATION PATHS, AND DEMONSTRATE
LOW POWER RADIO TECHNOLOGY TO YOUR LOCAL HAM CLUB OR POSSIBLY AT YOUR LOCAL
HIGH SCHOOLS SCIENCE CLASS AS AN OUTREACH TOOL.  DEMONSTRATING RADIO
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