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LABELED ALPHANUMERICALLY, UP TO SEVEN CHARACTERS, INSTEAD OF A FREQUENCY
DISPLAY.  OTHER FEATURES WORTH NOTING ARE AN AUTO DIALER WITH NINE DTMF
MEMORIES AND A VOX FUNCTION.  THE PROGRAM SCAN FUNCTION ALLOWS FOR UP TO
THREE PROGRAMMABLE SCANNING RANGES.  THERES A SOMEWHAT ANNOYING ALERT
FUNCTION THAT TRANSMITS ALTERNATING DTMF TONES FOR 5 SECONDS.  I DONT THINK
THAT WOULD GO OVER WELL ON MY LOCAL REPEATER.  SOFTWARE WHILE ALINCO OFFERS
FREE DJ V57 CLONE UTILITY SOFTWARE FIGURE 1 FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THEIR
WEBSITE, THE OPTIONAL ERW 7 USB PROGRAMMING CABLE AND EDS 10 ADAPTER MUST
BE PURCHASED.  A SERIAL CABLE IS ALSO AVAILABLE.  THE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
IS SIMPLE ENOUGH, BUT I RECOMMEND THE USER CAREFULLY READ THE INSTRUCTIONS.
I FOUND THE SOFTWARE TO BE UNSOPHISTICATED AND NOT INTUITIVE.  TO ENTER THE
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