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THERE MAY BE SOMETHING TO THIS SDR STUFF AFTER ALL.  IM VERY PLEASED WITH
THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE FIREFLY.  THE FRUITFUL MINDS OF DAN TAYLOE,
N7VE AND DOUG HENDRICKS, KI6DS, OFFER THE FRUGAL QRPER AN INEXPENSIVE,
FEATURE PACKED KIT THAT IS ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR THE RADIO
AMATEUR.  COUPLE THAT WITH THE ENJOYMENT OF BUILDING YOUR OWN EQUIPMENT,
AND THE FIREFLY IS A GREAT CHOICE FOR THE INTERMEDIATE AND EXPERIENCED KIT
BUILDER.  I FOUND OUT MORE THAN I EVER CARED TO KNOW ABOUT SOUND CARDS.
SERIOUSLY, BUILDING AND TESTING THE FIREFLY TRANSCEIVER KIT WAS A POSITIVE
EXPERIENCE.  LEARNING TO USE THE CAPABILITIES OF AN SDR RECEIVER PROVIDED
ME WITH AN IN DEPTH LOOK AT THIS NEW GENERATION OF RADIO GEAR.  ONCE THE
FIREFLYS RUNNING, YOU CAN TRY OUT OTHER VERSIONS OF SDR SOFTWARE, AS THEY
BECOME AVAILABLE, TO ADD FEATURES OR PERFORMANCE TO YOUR RIG.  SINCE THE
PERFORMANCE OF THE FIREFLY IS SO DEPENDENT ON THE SOFTWARE, WE DID NOT
INCLUDE THE USUAL PERFORMANCE COMPARISON BAR CHART THAT WE GENERALLY USE
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N4TX/343 N5BV/339 N5EPA/337 N5FTR/336 N5GH/332 N5HSF/336 N5KM/340 N5XG/340
N5XZ/344 N6ED/334 N6XJ/347 N7ACB/337 N7OJ/334 N8KF/340 N9AG/336 N9CHN/338
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