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BEHIND THE SEAT AND THE CONTROLLER EASILY REMOVED FROM ITS MAGNETIC
MOUNTING PLATE FOR HIDING WHILE NOT IN USE.  I WAS A BIT LESS HAPPY WITH
THE ADDED EXPENSE ALMOST 100 OF THE OPTIONS NEEDED TO GET MY OPTIMAL
INSTALL.  THE SPEAKER IS MOUNTED IN THE MAIN UNIT, SO I RAN A MINI AUDIO
CABLE FROM THE EXTERNAL SPEAKER JACK ON THE BACK OF THE MAIN UNIT TO THE
AUDIO INPUT JACK ON MY DASHBOARD TO PIPE THE AUDIO THROUGH MY TRUCKS STEREO
SYSTEM WITH SPEAKERS IN EACH DOOR PLENTY OF BOOMING AUDIO.  USING THE ID
4100A  I ENJOYED OPERATING THIS RADIO.  I RECEIVED FINE REVIEWS OF MY
TRANSMITTED AUDIO.  I ALSO PLAYED BACK MY TRANSMITTED AUDIO USING THE D
STAR ECHO FUNCTION ON A LOCAL D STAR REPEATER, AND I WAS HAPPY WITH WHAT I
HEARD.  I HAVE OWNED AND OPERATED SEVERAL D STAR RADIOS, INCLUDING THE ID
5100A, AND HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE D STAR NETWORK WORKS.
WHILE THE ID 4100A IS NOT COMPLETELY INTUITIVE TO LEARN AND USE, AFTER A
QUICK READ OF THE BASIC MANUAL AND WITH THE MORE COMPREHENSIVE 273 PAGE
ADVANCED MANUAL, I WAS ON THE AIR IN NO TIME.  THE FRONT PANEL BUTTONS,
DIALS, AND SCREEN ARE EASY TO WORK WITH.  ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN
ARE SIX PUSH BUTTONS.  THE V/M/CALL BUTTON SELECTS VFO OR MEMORY OPERATION
IN VFO MODE, PUSH THE BAND/BANK KEY TO CHANGE BANDS.  THE MODE KEY SELECTS
THE OPERATING MODE FM, FM N, AND DV DIGITAL VOICE AM FOR THE AVIATION BAND
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