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PACIFIC ANTENNAS WEBSITE.  THERE IS A CHECKLIST OF PARTS, ALONG WITH
ILLUSTRATIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS TO HELP IDENTIFY EACH ONE.  COMPONENTS ARE
SPACED A BIT TIGHTER THAN THE RECEIVER, AND THE RESISTORS ARE POSITIONED
FLAT ON THE BOARD.  THE MANUAL INCLUDES PICTURES OF THE ASSEMBLED KIT, THE
BOARD WITH ONLY RESISTORS MOUNTED, AND THE BOARD WITH RESISTORS AND
CAPACITORS MOUNTED.  ALTHOUGH THE PARTS ARE CALLED OUT AND CLEARLY SHOWN ON
THE BOARD, I FOUND IT HELPFUL TO PHOTOCOPY THE BOARD WITH 200 ENLARGEMENT
TO MORE EASILY LOCATE WHERE TO PLACE PARTS.  THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPONENTS
THAT HAVE ONE LEAD SOLDERED TO THE GROUND PLANE.  TO MAKE THIS CONNECTION,
THE BOARD USES A VERY SMALL BARE COPPER PAD AND CARE MUST BE TAKEN THAT
YOUR SOLDER MELTS TO THESE SMALL PADS.  EVERYTHING FITS NEATLY WITH A
LITTLE EXTRA PUSHING TO MOUNT THE TWO VARIABLE RESISTORS.  WHEN PLACED
PROPERLY, THEY CLICK INTO THEIR MOUNTING HOLES.  THE FILTER WORKS AS A
WINDOW  IF YOU USE A MODERN RECEIVER OR TRANSCEIVER, AT TIMES YOU PROBABLY
REDUCE INTERFERENCE FROM AN ADJACENT SIGNAL BY ALTERING THE PLACEMENT OF
THE SIDE OF THE SELECTED FILTER USING PASSBAND TUNING OR A SIMILAR CONTROL.
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