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SWR.  POWER IS PROVIDED BY A LIGHTWEIGHT IMPULSE ELECTRONICS MITY GO BOX
EQUIPPED WITH A 15 AH BIOENNO BATTERY THAT ALLOWS ME TO OPERATE FOR NEARLY
8 HOURS BEFORE IT NEEDS TO BE RECHARGED.  I ALSO PREFER USING EARPHONES
WHILE OPERATING OUTDOORS.  THE MOST SURPRISING AND ENJOYABLE THING I
NOTICED WHEN SETTING UP TO OPERATE FROM THE FIRE LOOKOUTS WAS THE LACK OF
NOISE.  THIS IS A REFRESHING CHANGE FROM MY HOME LOCATION, WHERE THE
DAYTIME NOISE FLOOR CAN SOMETIMES BE CLOSE TO S 9.  DEPENDING ON THE TIME
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