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THIS INFORMATION IS FOR LICENSED HAM OPERATORS. DO NOT TRANSMIT WITHOUT
A LICENSE. SEVERE FINES AND/OR JAIL TIME ARE IMPOSED ON ILLEGAL
OPERATION. FOR LICENSING INFORMATION, SEE:
http://w5yi.org/
http://www.arrl.org/
BEWARE OF THE LETHAL VOLTAGES INSIDE YOUR EQUIPMENT!
EVEN EXPERIENCED AND KNOWLEDGABLE TECHNICIANS HAVE GOTTEN CARELESS AND
BEEN KILLED WORKING ON VACUUM TUBE EQUIPMENT. EVEN SOLID STATE
EQUIPMENT CAN KILL YOU IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THE SAFETY PROCEDURES.
DO NOT WORK ON YOUR RADIO GEAR UNLESS YOU ARE REALLY SURE OF ALL THE
SAFETY TECHNIQUES REQUIRED. THESE INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
- DISCONNECT THE POWER CORD WHEN WORKING INSIDE.
- DISCHARGE ALL FILTER CAPACITORS.
- BE CAREFUL HANDLING TUBES, ESPECIALLY THE PLATE CAPS.
- REMOVE FRAGILE COMPONENTS WHEN SERVICING, AND STORE THEM SAFELY TO AVOID
DAMAGE.
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DECISION TO MODIFY YOUR EQUIPMENT, AND NO
LIABILITY IS ASSUMED MY ME OR ANY OF THE LINKS I MENTIONED. THE
SOLUTIONS PROPOSED MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR RADIO SYSTEM.
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS PAGE WITHOUT CREDIT TO ME. IF YOU WANT TO LINK
TO IT, I WILL UPDATE THE PAGE FROM TIME TO TIME AS I GO FORWARD WITH THE
OTHER WORK. IT WILL BE TO YOUR ADVANTAGE TO HAVE THE LATEST INFORMATION.
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