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+# sweeperino
+An Arduino based sweeper for ham radio homebrewing.
+This is based on an Arduino and AD8307 based W7ZOI power meter and either an Si570 or an Si5351.
+
+This needs the Si570 library from https://github.com/sarfata/radiono/tree/master/radiono
+The circuit details are avaiable on http://hfsignals.blogspot.in
+
+- Ashhar Farhan