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WAY THROUGH THIS RADIO.  THE SEARCHABLE PDF VERSIONS ARE A HELP.  THE 7610
CAN DO A LOT, AND DO IT VERY WELL, BUT MORE COMPLETE INDICES WOULD HELP
OWNERS TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF ALL ITS CAPABILITIES.  WRAPPING UP  THE IC
7610 IS A VERY EFFECTIVE, FULL FEATURED TRANSCEIVER THAT WOULD WORK WELL IN
MOST STATIONS.  WHILE COMPACT ENOUGH TO FIT INTO MOST SPACES, ITS FRONT
PANEL IS LARGE ENOUGH TO INCLUDE PLENTY OF USEFUL CONTROLS AND A FANTASTIC
TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY.  IT PERFORMS WELL ENOUGH TO HOLD ITS HEAD HIGH AMONG
THE BEST OF TRANSCEIVERS, YET IS PRICED NEAR THE MIDDLE OF THE RANGE.  IT
IS PACKED WITH MANY MORE FEATURES THAN WE CAN COVER HERE.  WHILE IT TAKES
SOME TIME TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH ALL IT CAN DO, THE EFFORT IS MORE THAN
WORTHWHILE.  STEPPIR SDA 2000 OPTIMIZIR CONTROLLER  REVIEWED BY MARTIN
EWING, AA6E AA6E ARRL.NET  STEPPIR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS OFFERS A UNIQUE
LINE OF HF ANTENNAS, BASED ON BERYLLIUM COPPER TAPES THAT ARE EXTENDED AND
RETRACTED BY STEPPING MOTORS TO ASSURE A PERFECTLY TUNED ANTENNA AT EVERY
OPERATING FREQUENCY.  BEGINNING IN 2001 WITH THE ORIGINAL THREE ELEMENT
YAGI, WHICH TUNED FROM 14 TO 54 MHZ, MANY OTHER MODELS HAVE BEEN
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