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ANAN MODELS USE THIS SAME SOFTWARE.  OTHER CHOICES INCLUDE CUSDR, CUDASDR,
GHPSDR3, GNURADIO LINUX, AND PIHPSDR.  FIRST IMPRESSIONS I HAVE BEEN USING
AN APACHE LABS ANAN 100D SINCE EARLY 2014, SO THAT IS MY BASELINE FOR
COMPARISON.  THE ANAN 8000DLE IS MUCH LARGER AND HEAVIER.  THE UNIT FEELS
SOLID, AS DO THE CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS, AND THERE ARE HANDLES TO HELP
CARRY IT.  IT MAKES SLIGHTLY MORE NOISE THAN MY 100D, BUT THE PREVIOUS
OWNER REPLACED THE FAN IN MY RADIO, AND IT MAY BE QUIETER THAN STOCK.  THE
THERMAL DISSIPATION OF THE 8000DLE SEEMS BETTER, AS IT NEVER GETS HOT TO
THE TOUCH DURING NORMAL OPERATION.  THE FRONT PANEL INCLUDES POWER, RESET,
AND STANDBY BUTTONS, ALONG WITH JACKS FOR A MICROPHONE, HEADPHONES, AND A
CW KEY SEE ABOVE.  THE FOUR LINE LCD SEE FIGURE 1 SHOWS IMPORTANT
PARAMETERS.  FIGURE 2 SHOWS THE 8000DLES REAR PANEL.  THE POWER CONNECTOR
IS A PAIR OF ANDERSON POWERPOLES, BUT THE ORIENTATION IS REVERSED FROM THE
NORMAL CONVENTION.  BE CAREFUL TO NOT PLUG IN A STANDARD CABLE BACKWARD.
IT WOULD BE PREFERABLE TO HAVE THE STANDARD ORIENTATION OR ONE ROTATED 90
TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT.  THE REAR PANEL ALSO HAS AN RJ45 ETHERNET
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