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THAT MAKES THE TRANSMITTER THINK IT IS EXCEEDING THE 1,500 W PEP OUTPUT
SPECIFICATION, HAS HIGHER THAN 100 MODULATION, OR HAS A HIGH SWR LOAD, WILL
CAUSE THE TRANSMITTER TO DROP OFF THE AIR WITHOUT WARNING.  IT IS PRETTY
EASY TO RECOVER USING THE FRONT PANEL POWER/RESET SWITCH, BUT ONLY IF YOU
NOTICE YOUR POWER HAS DROPPED OFF.  GOCHANGE FUNCTION GENERATOR KIT
REVIEWED BY PAUL DANZER, N1II N1II ARRL. NET  FIFTEEN DOLLARS PLUS FREE
SHIPPING.  THAT WAS THE PRICE QUOTED ON AMAZON WHEN WE BOUGHT THIS KIT.
ONCE COMPLETED, YOU HAVE A 1 HZ TO 1 MHZ FUNCTION GENERATOR THAT SUPPLIES
SINE, SQUARE, AND TRIANGLE WAVEFORMS.  FOR SOME TIME, THE 8038 IC WAS USED
AS A LOW COST SQUARE, SINE, AND TRIANGULAR WAVE GENERATOR.  UNFORTUNATELY
THAT CHIP IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM THE MANUFACTURER, ALTHOUGH SOME MAY
BE AVAILABLE ONLINE.  THE GOCHANGE KIT USES THE XR2206, WHICH IS A BIT MORE
COMPLEX AND PERHAPS A BIT HARDER TO USE IN A DESIGN.  FIGURE 5 SHOWS THE
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