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LEADS.  THEY INSTALL JUST LIKE ANY OTHER PART.  A CRYSTAL FLTER
FOLLOWING THE MIXER USES FOUR MATCHED CRYSTALS IN SERIES.  THE
CRYSTALS ARE LABELED 1 4 AND ARE INSTALLED IN THE CORRESPONDING SPOT
ON THE PC BOARD.  ONE OF THE THINGS I REALLY LIKE ABOUT THIS KIT IS
THAT ALL OF THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER BOARDS ARE
MADE USING TWO 16 PIN CONNECTORS.  ALL OF THE SWITCHES AND CONTROLS
MOUNT TO THE BOARDS, SO THERE ARE NO INTERCONNECTING WIRES AT ALL.
THE UPPER BUDDIHEX HACKS ONE MODIFCATION I MADE IMMEDIATELY WAS TO
USE SOME PLUMBING BITS TO MAKE A MAST ADAPTER, WHICH ALLOWED ME TO
USE AN ARROW ANTENNA ON TOP OF THE MASTWERKS MAST.  THIS PLUMBING
FITTING HAS THE SAME NPTS AS THE BUDDIPOLE SEE FIGURE 9.  THE 40/20
METER ANTENNA IS AN INVERTED V LINKED DIPOLE USING A PACKTENNA MINI
BALUN WITH SWITCHES TO ADD OR REMOVE THE 40 METER LEGS AS NEEDED.  I
USE A SMALL NITE IZE CARABINER CLIP TO ATTACH THE BALUN TO THE UPPER
GUY RING.  SO NOW I CAN COVER 40 6 METERS WITH TWO ANTENNAS ON ONE
MAST, DEPLOYED IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES, WITH NO TOOLS AND NO TUNING
REQUIRED.  I AM ALSO LOOKING AT ADDING A DUAL BAND VHF/UHF ANTENNA
ON THE TOP OF THE VFP HUB, WHICH COULD ALLOW ME COVERAGE OF THOSE
BANDS AS WELL.  THE BUDDIHEX BUNDLE DOES EVERYTHING I EXPECTED.  IT
PERFORMS WELL ON ALL BANDS, DOESNT REQUIRE AN ANTENNA TUNER, AND CAN
QUICKLY AND EASILY BE DEPLOYED BY A SINGLE PERSON.  IF YOU ARE
LOOKING TO ADD A DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA TO YOUR PORTABLE GO BOX, THE
BUDDIHEX MAY BE THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR YOU.  CONCLUSION THE BUDDIHEX
PROVIDED ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE BETTER CONTACTS, FARTHER, WITH
LESS NOISE.  THE SYSTEM IS AN INVESTMENT, AND THE BUILD QUALITY IS
EXCELLENT.  I SEE MANY YEARS OF USAGE.  THIS ANTENNA CAN BE LEFT
OUTDOORS IN A PERMANENT TYPE OF INSTALLATION, BUT THIS MAY NOT BE
DESIGNED FOR HARSH WINTERS AND RAIN SOAKED ENVIRONMENTS.  WA3RNC TR
35 40/ 30/ 20/ 17 METER CW TRANSCEIVER KIT REVIEWED BY MARK WILSON,
K1RO BUILDING ON THE TR 25 40/20 METER CW TRANSCEIVER KIT REVIEWED
IN THE DECEMBER 2021 ISSUE OF QST, THE TR 35 FROM JOHN DILLON,
WA3RNC, ADDS COVERAGE OF 30 AND 17 METERS, ALONG WITH NARROW/ WIDE
CW FILTER CHOICES AND SSB RECEPTION.  THE TRANSCEIVER IS AVAILABLE
AS A KIT OR ASSEMBLED AND TESTED.  WE ORDERED THE KIT VERSION FOR
THIS REVIEW.  LIKE THE TR 25, THE TR 35 WAS DESIGNED WITH PORTABLE
OPERATION IN MIND.  ITS COMPACT AND LIGHTWEIGHT, AND ALL FUNCTIONS
ARE CONTROLLED BY FRONT PANEL SWITCHES AND KNOBS NO MENUS.  THE
RADIO REQUIRES 9R5 14 V DC AND STILL PRODUCES 4 5 W RF OUTPUT AT THE
LOW END OF THAT RANGE.  MAXIMUM POWER OUTPUT IS 8 10 W WITH A 14 V
DC POWER SOURCE.  THE TRANSCEIVER DRAWS ABOUT 100 MA ON RECEIVE AND
1 A ON TRANSMIT, SO A MODEST 12 V BATTERY WILL POWER YOUR OPERATION
FOR SEVERAL HOURS.  ALTHOUGH YOU CAN USE ANY SUITABLE BATTERY OR
POWER SUPPLY, THE WA3RNC WEBSITE WWW. WA3RNC.  COM INDICATES THAT
THE TR 35 IS OPTIMIZED FOR OPERATION FROM THREE SERIES CONNECTED
EXTERNAL 18650 CELLS.  THESE INEXPENSIVE 3R7 V RECHARGEABLE LI ION
CELLS, TYPICALLY RATED AT 2500 3000
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