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AN INCREASED SUPPLY VOLTAGE APPROXIMATELY 90 W AT 16 V.  WHILE CARRYING A
HEFTY PRICE TAG OF 660 PLUS SHIPPING, THE LIST OF FEATURES AND CAPABILITIES
IS QUITE IMPRESSIVE.  ARCHITECTURE TAKING A WANT FOR NOTHING APPROACH, THE
FOLKS AT MONITOR SENSORS PACKED A LOT OF DISTINCTIVE FEATURES INTO THEIR
TRANSVERTERS.  THE OVERALL ARCHITECTURE REFLECTS A WELL THOUGHT OUT RF
DESIGN INTENDED TO MAXIMIZE PERFORMANCE ON BANDS THAT CAN BE BRUTAL AT
TIMES.  IN ADDITION TO HIGH NOISE LEVELS, MORE IMPORTANTLY, INTERFERENCE
FROM NEARBY STATIONS MUST BE DEALT WITH.  THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE WITH THE
DIGITAL MODES THAT SHARE THE SAME DIAL FREQUENCY AND RECEIVER PASSBAND.
WELL FOCUS ON THE TVTR1 630 METER TRANSVERTER, BUT ONE SHOULD EXPECT THE
PERFORMANCE AND OPERATING EXPERIENCES OF ITS TVTR2 2200 METER COUNTERPART
TO BE SIMILAR.  THE CENTERPIECE OF THE RF CHAIN IS A DOUBLE BALANCED MIXER
UTILIZING A CBT3257 FET MULTIPLEXER INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE
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