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INTRODUCED, ALL BASED ON THE SAME ADJUSTABLE TAPE TECHNOLOGY.  NEARLY ALL
THESE PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN OPERATED THROUGH A BASIC CONTROL BOX THAT YOU
INSTALL AT YOUR STATION DESK.  IT USES BUTTONS TO SET THE OPERATING BAND
AND FREQUENCY, AND TO CHOOSE NORMAL, REVERSE, OR BIDIRECTIONAL ANTENNA
PATTERNS.  THROUGH MENU SELECTIONS, YOU CAN ADJUST YOUR ANTENNA ELEMENT
LENGTHS, BUT THEY ARE NORMALLY SET AUTOMATICALLY ACCORDING TO FREQUENCY AND
DESIRED BEAM PATTERN.  YOU CAN CONNECT YOUR TRANSCEIVER OR COMPUTER THROUGH
THE SERIAL I/O PORT FOR AUTOMATIC FREQUENCY TRACKING.  WHILE THE BASIC
CONTROLLER SERVES WELL FOR NORMAL OPERATION, SOME FUNCTIONS ARE AWKWARD TO
ACCESS THROUGH THE MENU SYSTEM, AND THE TEXT DISPLAY IS MINIMAL.
CUSTOMIZING AND TROUBLESHOOTING YOUR ANTENNA IS POSSIBLE, BUT NOT VERY
CONVENIENT.  THE NEW SDA 2000 OPTIMIZIR IS A DECIDEDLY MORE MODERN AND USER
FRIENDLY CONTROLLER.  IT OFFERS AN ATTRACTIVE, INFORMATIVE DISPLAY THAT
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