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SIZEABLE KNOBS ON THE TOP RIGHT HAND ROW TOTALLY BLOCK THE AMBER LIGHT FROM
REACHING THE LOWER TIER CONTROLS.  THE LEGENDS FOR THE TIGHTLY SPACED
BUTTONS, ARRAYED LIKE PARENTHESES AROUND THE CLAR/VFO B KNOB, ARE MINUSCULE
SECONDARY FUNCTIONS ARE ORANGE AND DIFFICULT TO DECIPHER EVEN IN ADEQUATE
AUXILIARY LIGHTING.  THE CLOSE GROUPING ALSO MAKES IT SIMPLE TO PUNCH THE
WRONG BUTTON, ASSUMING YOU CAN SEE THE BUTTON AND, IF NECESSARY, DETERMINE
IF THE DULL AMBER LED IN SOME OF THEM IS LIGHTED OR NOT.  SPEAKING OF THE
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CLAR/VFO B KNOB, I FOUND IT WAS VERY, VERY EASY TO NUDGE IT INADVERTENTLY,
EITHER WHILE PRESSING ONE OF THE ADJACENT BUTTONS OR WHEN ADJUSTING THE VRF
OR NOTCH CONTROLS IMMEDIATELY ABOVE IT.  UNLIKE FTDX9000 UNITS WITH THE TFT
DISPLAY INSTALLED, THE CONTEST PRESENTS THE USER WITH A ROW OF BUTTONS JUST
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KC1AU W1JMC 2 WB2LEZ N3AZN W3JTV N4EIO KE4KTZ KD4PYR WB4WXD N1BDA KA1JVU
W2LGB KA3BAB W3JY 4 KV4EL KA4KUN WA4PZD KO4WX N1BD N1JWK N2LJD N3BAH KA3KAR
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