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IS ALSO USEFUL FOR REDUCING INTERMODULATION PRODUCTS GENERATED WITHIN THE
RECEIVER THAT MIGHT BE A PROBLEM IF YOU ARE OPERATING IN THE VICINITY OF
SEVERAL HIGH POWERED TRANSMITTERS.  THERE WERE NO SHOW STOPPERS DURING
TESTING.  THE TRANSMITTER PASSED THE FCC REQUIREMENTS FOR SPURIOUS EMISSION
WITH FLYING COLORS.  ON THE AIR AS ALWAYS, I ENGAGED A HALF DOZEN RADIO
AMATEURS AND ASKED ABOUT THE TRANSMITTED AUDIO QUALITY.  REPORTS OF LOUD
AND CLEAR AND FINE WERE TYPICAL.  RECEIVED AUDIO WAS QUITE GOOD, DEPENDING
OF COURSE ON THE TRANSMITTED SIGNAL.  RECEPTION WITH THE FLEXIBLE ANTENNA
WAS COMPARABLE TO THE OTHER HANDHELDS IN THE SHACK MY WIFE KATHY, KA1RWY,
AND I SHARE.  SO FAR SO GOOD, BUT.  AFTER A FEW CONTACTS, THE DJ V57TS
BATTERY INDICATOR WAS SHOWING LOW.  I HAD TRANSMITTED USING THE MEDIUM
POWER SETTING 2 W RF OUTPUT WHILE ENGAGING IN A FEW RAG CHEWS, AND I HAD
THE IMPRESSION THE BATTERY PACK GAVE OUT A BIT EARLY.  AFTER A RECHARGE
USING THE STANDARD EDC 146 WALL CHARGER, I EXPERIENCED LESS THAN EXPECTED
BATTERY LIFE.  ONLY THEN DID I REALIZE THE STANDARD BATTERY PACK HAS 700
MAH CAPACITY, ON THE ORDER OF 50 TO 60 OF THE CAPACITY OF THE STANDARD
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