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SETUP YOU WILL NEED A PC OR LAPTOP RUNNING WINDOWS, AND AN INTERNAL SOUND
CARD OR EXTERNAL USB SOUND CARD.  I PREFER EXTERNAL USB SOUND CARDS THAT
USE THE TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SOUND CHIP BECAUSE THEY REQUIRE NO DRIVER
INSTALLATION.  EXAMPLES INCLUDE THE BEHRINGER UCA 202 AND ADS RDX 150.  SET
YOUR COMPUTER CLOCK TO UTC WITHIN 1 SECOND.  THIS IS NECESSARY BECAUSE WSPR
TRANSMITS ON EVEN NUMBERED MINUTES 0, 2, 4, ETC.  CORRECT UTC CAN BE FOUND
ON THE INTERNET AT WWW. USNO. NAVY.  MIL/.  OTHERWISE, A TIME CLOCK
SYNCHRONIZED TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY NIST
RADIO STATION, WWV, WORKS WELL.  YOU DONT HAVE TO BE CONNECTED TO THE
INTERNET TO TRANSMIT WSPR.  BUT TO SEE WHERE YOU ARE BEING RECEIVED YOU
NEED TO CHECK WSPRNET. ORG, ENTER YOUR CALL SIGN, AND VIEW THE MAP THAT
LOOKS LIKE THE ONE SHOWN IN FIGURE 1.  WSPR SOFTWARE YOU CAN DOWNLOAD AND
INSTALL THE FREE WSPR SOFTWARE FROM THE WSPR SITE.  THE SOFTWARE DISPLAYS A
BLACK WINDOW FOR ERROR MESSAGES AND A MAIN SCREEN SHOWN IN FIGURE 3.  CLICK
SETUP AND ENTER YOUR CALL SIGN, POWER LEVEL, SOUND CARD SETTING, AND
MAIDENHEAD GRID LOCATION.  CONNECT YOUR AUDIO CABLE, DC POWER SOURCE, AND
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