{"id":16662,"date":"2026-03-06T17:18:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T11:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/techworld\/?p=16662"},"modified":"2026-03-06T17:18:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T11:48:15","slug":"checking-output-of-audio-amplifier-of-easy-bitx-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/techworld\/checking-output-of-audio-amplifier-of-easy-bitx-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Checking output of audio amplifier of Easy BITX and more!"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ov_c8Q3MSfo?si=5j9QC9PFsJnp-sZJ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am checking the function of audio amplifier of Easy BITX in the method suggested by VU2TDD. 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