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SMALL THAT I WAS SURE THAT THE WRONG ENCLOSURE HAD BEEN SHIPPED TO ME WHEN
IT ARRIVED.  THE ENCLOSURE IS MADE BY LMB AND MEASURES 4 X 2 1/4 X 1 1/4
INCHES.  MY IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERFACE UNIT HAS THE USB JACK ON THE
FRONT OF THE UNIT AND THE PADDLE AND KEYING JACKS ON THE REAR.  IF A WIDER
ENCLOSURE IS USED, ALL JACKS COULD BE ON THE REAR PANEL.  MY FIRST
INTERFACE CIRCUIT WAS CONSTRUCTED ON A 2 X 2 3/4 INCH SECTION OF VERO
BOARD.  THE INTERFACE UNIT SHOWN USES A PRINTED CIRCUIT PC BOARD THAT
MEASURES 1R6 X 1R8 INCHES.  THE USB JACK AND THE ONLINE LED ARE MOUNTED ON
THE PC BOARD AS WELL, BUT NOTE THAT THE LED IS MOUNTED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE
BOARD.  A PC BOARD IS INCLUDED IN THE PARTS PACKAGE, ALONG WITH ALL THE
PARTS NEEDED TO CONSTRUCT THE INTERFACE UNIT.  VERO BOARD WORKS WELL AND IS
ANOTHER OPTION FOR ONE TIME PROJECTS SUCH AS THIS.  THE BOARD HAS A
RECTANGULAR GRID OF HOLES SPACED 0R1 INCH APART AND CONDUCTING COPPER FOIL
STRIPS CENTERED ON THE HOLES, RUNNING IN ONE DIRECTION.  WITH THE COPPER
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W9PC 79 WHITLEY CO WB9UNL 68 GREEN/SULLIVAN W9XTZ 30 WISCONSIN 1983 WI
WINLINK DIGITAL KB9MMC 260 WI ARES/RACES N9VAO 212 RICHLAND CO W9PVR 184
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