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POWER IS APPLIED TO THE RF DRIVER, THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR FOR BIAS, THE
FINAL AMPLIFER, AND THE SIDETONE OSCILLATOR CIRCUIT.  THIS PRODUCES THE CW
OUTPUT TO THE ANTENNA.  THE SIDETONE OSCILLATOR IS COUPLED TO THE AUDIO
STAGE SO THAT IT CAN BE HEARD IN THE SPEAKER OR HEADPHONES WHEN KEYED.  AN
INITIAL LEVEL ADJUSTMENT IS AVAILABLE ON THE BOARD, BUT THE LEVEL WILL
FOLLOW THE VOLUME CONTROL SETTING.  THE EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS ARE DETAILED
AT WWW. ARRL. ORG/ QST IN DEPTH.  INITIAL SETUP INITIAL SETUP REQUIRES NO
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TEST EQUIPMENT OTHER THAN SOME INDICATOR OF RF OUTPUT.  AN SWR BRIDGE, WATT
METER, OR EXTERNAL RECEIVER THAT IS NOT CONNECTED TO AN ANTENNA WILL
SUFFICE.  CONNECT THE ANTENNA JACK TO AN ANTENNA, AND BE SURE THAT THE
TRANSMIT/RECEIVE SWITCH IS PLACED IN RECEIVE MODE.  APPLY 12 V.  THE
DISPLAY WILL BECOME ACTIVE ABOUT 2 SECONDS AFTER IT IS TURNED ON,
INDICATING 7150R000 WITH R IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER.  STEP WILL BE SET AT
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