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COMPONENT TESTERS, FREQUENCY COUNTERS AND OTHERS AT REASONABLE PRICES.
SEVERAL VENDORS ALSO SELL TRAINING KITS FOR SOLDERING AND SURFACE MOUNT
TECHNIQUES.  THIS IS A GREAT WAY FOR A BEGINNER OR STUDENT TO GET STARTED.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE ELENCO AK 100 LEARN TO SOLDER KIT, AVAILABLE FROM MANY
VENDORS, COSTS LESS THAN 20, AND COMES WITH SOLDER, SOLDERING IRON AND WIRE
CUTTERS THAT CAN BE USED TO BUILD OTHER KITS.  TRANSCEIVER KITS THE THRILL
OF BUILDING YOUR OWN RADIO AND MAKING CONTACTS WITH SOMETHING BUILT
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YOURSELF IS UNMATCHED IN AMATEUR RADIO.  YOUR EDITORS FIRST RADIO WAS A
HEATHKIT HW 16, PAINSTAKINGLY ASSEMBLED AT HIS BEDROOM WORKBENCH AND
HELPFULLY TROUBLESHOT BY WB0DYU.  TODAY, THERE ARE DOZENS OF RECEIVER,
TRANSMITTER AND TRANSCEIVER KITS.  FOR YOUR FIRST ATTEMPT AT BUILDING YOUR
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N8DX/362 W8GG/345 DK9NA/341 I0KRP/350 JA2IVK/351 JL3VWI/342 I4EAT/350 JA9
LSZ/337 K6SQL/348 OH4NS/370 W1ZK/358 WI5A/354 K1WER/340 N8JV/342 W8ILC/366
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