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    KIT-BUILDING

    Oct 01, 2019 4 minutes
    BY JOE EISENBERG,* KØNEB

    This past summer, the Central States VHF Society held its annual conference here in Lincoln, Nebraska. What a nice treat it was to learn from some of the best minds in the world of VHF and UHF, moonbounce, etc. To see the huge EME dish being assembled here in Lincoln was amazing. If you ever get a chance, try attending one of the VHF conferences held in various parts of the country. There is no shortage of kits available at them.

    The world of VHF and UHF is full of great kits. There are kits for such things as preamps, transverters, antenna switching, remote

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