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RECEIVE TONE DURING A CONTACT, PRESS THE TUNE CONTROL FOR AT LEAST A HALF
SECOND TO ENGAGE THE RIT.  A TWO NOTE RESPONSE INDICATES THAT YOU CAN NOW
SHIFT THE RECEIVE FREQUENCY WITHOUT CHANGING YOUR TRANSMIT FREQUENCY.
SUMMARY  AS MANY QRP ENTHUSIASTS WILL TELL YOU, 5 IS ENOUGH TO WORK THE
WORLD ON 20 METER CW.  THE HILLTOPPER 20 GOES TOGETHER EASILY, AND AS ITS
NAME IMPLIES, ITS A GOOD CHOICE FOR OPERATING IN THE FIELD OR AT HOME.  A
40 METER VERSION IS IN THE WORKS AS WELL.  WEST MOUNTAIN RADIO EPIC PWRGATE
DC POWER MANAGER/CHARGE CONTROLLER REVIEWED BY RICK PALM, K1CE QST
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR K1CE ARRL. ORG THE WEST MOUNTAIN RADIO EPIC PWRGATE IS
A HIGH POWER, SMART BATTERY CHARGE CONTROLLER AND UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER
SUPPLY CONTROLLER DESIGNED FOR HAMS.  ITS DESIGNED FOR VERY LOW POWER LOSS
AND THE FLEXIBILITY TO CHARGE MODERN 12 V BATTERIES INCLUDING GEL TYPE
SEALED LEAD ACID SLA, ABSORBED GLASS MAT AGM, AND LITHIUM ION PHOSPHATE
LIFEPO4.  CONTROLLING A 12 V BACKUP POWER SYSTEM, ITS RATED TO
CONTROL/TRANSFER UP TO 40 A CONTINUOUS DUTY AT 12 V DC, WITH BATTERY CHARGE
RATES UP TO 10 A.  IT ALSO SUPPORTS BATTERY CHARGING FROM A SOLAR PANEL 30
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