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READ.  ON ONE SIDE IS A PTT BUTTON, WITH PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION BUTTONS
ABOVE AND BELOW IT.  ON THE OTHER SIDE ARE JACKS FOR THE SPEAKER AND
MICROPHONE, AND THEY HAVE A HINGED PLASTIC COVER.  ON TOP ARE A LARGE KNOB
WITH DETENTS FOR FREQUENCY STEPPING AND FUNCTION SELECTIONS AND A SMALLER
POWER SWITCH/VOLUME CONTROL KNOB.  THERE IS NO EXTERNAL POWER JACK TO
CHARGE THE BATTERY PACK OR POWER THE RADIO, BUT THE BATTERY PACK CAN BE
REPLACED WITH AN OPTIONAL BATTERY ELIMINATOR WITH AN AUTOMOTIVE ACCESSORY
PORT PLUG.  THE ANTENNA CONNECTION IS A FLUSH MOUNTED FEMALE SMA.  THE
ANTENNA BASE HAS A KNURLED FEEL TO IT, TO ASSIST WITH GRIPPING AND
THREADING THE ANTENNA.  THE DISPLAY IS A BIG FEATURE.  A 1 1/8 X 1 3/8 INCH
MULTI COLOR LCD CAN DISPLAY INFORMATION ABOUT BOTH BANDS, OR YOU CAN SET IT
TO DISPLAY JUST ONE.  THE SCREEN CHARACTERS ARE RELATIVELY EASY TO SEE.  IN
DIRECT SUNLIGHT, I FOUND THE SCREEN A BIT HARD TO SEE, SINCE THE SUNLIGHT
REFLECTED OFF THE SCREEN.  TURN ON THE BACKLIGHTING, AND VISIBILITY
IMPROVES.  LETS POWER IT UP.  THE FIRST THING I LIKE TO DO WITH ANY FM
TRANSCEIVER IS TO SEE HOW EASY IT IS TO PROGRAM FOR REPEATER USE.  I FOUND
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