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PREFER TO USE MODIFIED COMMERCIAL RADIOS.  WE HAVE FOUND THE COST OF
CHANNEL ELEMENTS 80 IS THE SAME PRICE AS A USED AMATEUR RADIO.  USED RADIOS
ARE OFTEN LESS EXPENSIVE WITH BAD DISPLAYS OR MISSING MICROPHONES.  WE
PREFER 25 W RADIOS.  THESE REDUCE ANY POSSIBLE RFI AND ALLOW THE USE OF
LESS EXPENSIVE 7 10 A DC POWER SUPPLIES.  FOR POWER SUPPLIES, WE ALSO USE A
MIXTURE OF 13R5 V, 10 A 20 A SWITCHING POWER SUPPLIES.  WE HAVE
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1 1,968 NTX NE7I 505 2 1 1,960 IN K5ZD 564 2 1 1,826 WMA VE2JCW 442 2 1
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