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WHOLE UNIVERSE OF SIGNALS.  THE RECEIVER SELECTS A NARROW SLICE OF THAT
SPECTRUM, TRANSLATES IT DOWN TO AN AUDIBLE FREQUENCY RANGE, AND AMPLIFIES
IT SO THE EARS AND BRAIN CAN PROCESS IT.  I LIKE SIMPLE RECEIVERS THAT DO
AS LITTLE TO THE SIGNAL AS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE BRAIN HAS A CHANCE TO WORK
ON IT.  SUCH RECEIVERS REWARD LISTENING SKILL.  IN A TRANSMITTER, ONCE THE
KEY IS PRESSED OR A SYLLABLE IS SPOKEN, THE BRAIN CANT DO A THING TO MODIFY
WHAT HAS BEEN SAID.  THE ANTENNA RADIATES THAT SIGNAL FOR THE WHOLE WORLD
TO HEAR.  SIMPLE TRANSMITTERS ARE DELIGHTFUL, BUT RELAXED STANDARDS ARE
NOT.  SO I DESIGN TRANSMITTERS THAT ARE CLEAN, STABLE AND RELIABLE.  I ALSO
MAKE SURE THEY EXCEED FCC PART 97 REQUIREMENTS.  SINCE I LISTEN TO THEM ON
RECEIVERS WITH EXCEPTIONAL AUDIO, THEY NEED TO SOUND GOOD, TOO.  THE CASE
FOR CRYSTAL CONTROL A JUMPER ON THE PC BOARD MAKES IT EASY TO USE AN
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