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+# operational notes
+
+*Most probably useless for anybody else!*
+
+## IK2
+
+### settings TS-830S
+
+*Band/MHz : Load 0..10 / Plate 0..10 / Drive 0..16*
+
+- 1.5 : ?/?/?
+- 3.5 : 5..10 / 1..2 / 4..5
+- 7 : 0..2 / 1..1.5 / 3..4
+- 10 : 5.5 / 1.5 / 9
+- 14 : 4 / 5.5 / 7
+- 18 : 3 / 5 / 8
+- 21 : 5.5 / 7 / 7
+- 24.5 : 6 / 8.5 / 8
+- 28 (bad) : 10 / 10 / 6
+- 29.5 : 5.5 / 8 / 12.5