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TO 60 DB.  WHILE THIS IS NOT QUITE UP TO THE CAPABILITIES OF THE MORE
SERIOUS VNAS ON THE MARKET, IT MAY BE JUST WHAT AN AMATEUR NEEDS AT A
FRACTION OF THE USUAL COST.  DOCUMENTATION THIS MAY BE THE WEAKEST LINK OF
THIS OTHERWISE INNOVATIVE PRODUCT, AND HOPEFULLY ONE THAT WILL BE CORRECTED
FAIRLY SOON.  PACKED WITH THE DEVICE IS A SINGLE 8 1/2 X 11 INCH SHEET WITH
GERMAN ON ONE SIDE AND ENGLISH ON THE OTHER.  IT IS CALLED A QUICK
INSTALLATION REFERENCE MANUAL, AND WHILE IT WAS CERTAINLY QUICK, I DIDNT
FIND IT VERY HELPFUL FOR INSTALLATION, OR MUCH ELSE.  THE INCLUDED CD AND
INSTALLATION PROGRAM RAN FINE, AFTER I FOUND THE .EXE FILE, BUT THERE WAS A
REQUIREMENT TO FIND A MANUFACTURERS DRIVER FILE FOR THE INTERNAL USB
DEVICE.  I DID FIND THAT ON THE INTERNET, BUT THE FILES REFERENCED IN THE
QUICK START WERE NOWHERE TO BE FOUND.  IT DID FINALLY SET UP USING THE
AUTODETECT FUNCTION, ALTHOUGH IT FIRST DETECTED OTHER PORTS CONNECTED TO MY
PC AND KEYED UP MY TRANSCEIVER.  ITS OPERATIONAL INSTRUCTIONS JUST SAID
PRESS RUN TO START MEASURING.  SOME MAY LIKE A BIT MORE GUIDANCE ON WHAT
AND HOW TO MEASURE.  I WENT TO THE MRS WEB SITE AND WAS PLEASED TO FIND AN
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NH7A/340 DK2WH/338 N6DX/368 DL2HX/331 NA2U/334 I5FLN/361 N4WW/362 K4ADK/344
UT5MD/343 G3LAS/338 KN4T/346 W8OI/336 JA7GY/339 NK8V/334 DK9KD/344 N6EO/350
DL4FDM/328 NC6A/333 I7RIZ/351 N4XM/350 K4CNW/343 UT5UY/333 G3MIR/341
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