-=> Quoting Rich Lockyer to Ian Macaulay <=-
 IM> Ok I understand this to a point. When I buy a radio with plugin type
 IM> crystals from Tower and I ask for channal 18. Who loads the crystals?
 IM> Tower certainly doesn't do any calibration.
 RL> 
 RL> It's done at the factory.  Tower doesn't do any crystal swapping...
 RL> at least they'd better not.  I'd be all over the manager of a local
 RL> shop if I found out they were swapping channels in the store.
   I think that's why most radio manufacturers put those big "CHANNEL 18"
   stickers on the transmitter and receivers.  I'd be P.O.'d if my radio
   showed up with a CH 62 sticker and CH 88 crystals.
... Nothing is impossible?  Try slamming a revolving door!
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