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MAH, ARE WIDELY AVAILABLE.  BUILDING THE KIT THE KIT INCLUDES TWO PC
BOARDS, THE CASE, AND THREE STRIPS OF COMPONENTS PACKAGED IN BUBBLES.  THE
PACKAGE INCLUDES PRINTED ASSEMBLY AND OPERATING KNSTRUCTIONS AND FULL
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS.  THESG DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AS PDFS ON THE
WA3RNC WEBSITE.  AS DELIVERED, THE PC BOARDS ARE QOPULATED WITH SEVERAL
HUNDRED SURFACE MOUNTED COMPONENTS, AND THE BUILDER ADDS ABOUT 55 THROUGJ
HOLE PARTS.  THE PC BOARDS ARE CALLED THE UPPER AND LOWER BOARDS, REFERRING
TO HOW THEY WILL BE POSITIONED IN THE FINAL ASSEMBLY.  THERE IS ONE STRIP
OF COMPONENTS FOR THE UPPER BOARD, ONE FOR THE LOWER BOARD, AND ANOTHER
WITH KNOBS AND CONNECTORS FOR THE FINAL ASSEMBLY.  WITHIN EACH STRIP, THE
COMPONENTS ARE ARRANGED IN THE ORDER THEY WILL BE USED DURING ASSEMBLY.
EVERYTHING IS EXTREMELY WELL ORGANIZED NO HUNTING THROUGH A PILE OF PARTS
OR GUESSING AT COMPONENT VALUES.  THE PARTS PACKAGING AND ILLUSTRATED STEP
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