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IS A GREAT DEAL OF PRESSURE TO KEEP YOUR PROMISES.  IF YOU FAIL TO DEVELOP
YOUR PRODUCT, YOUR BACKERS WILL BE FURIOUS AND YOUR REPUTATION WILL BE
RUINED.  THIS HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES, TO THE POINT WHERE BACKERS
ARE OFTEN RELUCTANT TO BECOME INVOLVED UNLESS YOU CAN DEMONSTRATE THAT YOUR
PRODUCT IS MORE THAN JUST VAPORWARE.  ALSO, BE WELL AWARE OF THE POLICY OF
YOUR CHOSEN CROWDFUNDING PLATFORM.  ON SOME SITES, DONATIONS WILL BE
REFUNDED IF THE SET GOAL TO PRODUCE YOUR PRODUCT IS NOT MET.  CAN IT WORK
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FOR AMATEUR RADIO?  IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE AMATEUR RADIO
MARKETPLACE IS TINY COMPARED TO MOST CONSUMER VENUES.  THEREFORE, IF YOU
PLAN TO MARKET YOUR DREAM TO THE HAM COMMUNITY, YOU AND YOUR BACKERS WOULD
HAVE TO PROCEED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT NO ONE WILL BE GETTING RICH.  THE
BEST YOU MAY BE ABLE TO HOPE FOR IS A REASONABLE PROFIT TO PAY FOR A NEW
TOWER AND YAGI, AMONG OTHER THINGS.  ON THE OTHER HAND, HAMS HAVE OFTEN
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