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BY A 9 V BATTERY.  IT USES A SLIDE SWITCH TO TURN IT ON CONTINUOUSLY, AND
ALSO HAS A PUSHBUTTON SWITCH THAT HOLDS IT ON AS LONG AS YOU PRESS THE
BUTTON.  THE GREEN LED SHOWS POWER ON.  THERE ARE TWO INPUT PORTS, A
STANDARD BNC CONNECTOR, AND AN SMA CONNECTOR FOR THE INCLUDED FLEXIBLE
ANTENNA.  RELATIVE FIELD STRENGTH IS SHOWN ON A THREE DIGIT DISPLAY MODULE
WITH A RED FILM COVER.  ASSEMBLING THE KIT  THE QRPGUYS WEBSITE RATES
DIFFICULTY AS A 3 TO 4 ON A SCALE OF 5 AND SUGGESTS ALLOWING AN HOUR FOR
THE BUILD.  THE WELL ILLUSTRATED, EIGHT PAGE INSTRUCTION MANUAL IS
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE QRPGUYS WEB SITE.  YOU WILL NEED THE USUAL
TOOLS A 40 W SOLDERING IRON AND THIN SOLDER, FLUSH CUTTERS, AND A
MAGNIFIER.  A FIXTURE TO HOLD THE PC BOARD IS ALSO HELPFUL.  THERE ARENT
MANY PARTS TWO CONNECTORS, TWO SWITCHES, A PRE WIRED DIGITAL DISPLAY, TWO
SOLID STATE DEVICES, AND A FEW RESISTORS AND CAPACITORS.  IN ADDITION TO
THE SUPPLIED INSTRUCTIONS, HERE ARE TWO ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS.  FIRST,
INSERT THE EIGHT PIN LM358 IC INTO ITS SOCKET JUST BELOW THE BNC CONNECTOR
BEFORE MOUNTING THE CONNECTOR.  NEXT, THE PUSHBUTTON SWITCH IS NOT
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