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+Icom CI-V backend
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+* Ekki Plicht DF4OR <ekki@plicht.de> and his excellent web site on
+	the CI-V interface.
+	URL: http://www.plicht.de/ekki/civ/
+
+* Karl Kramer DG8FZ <Karl_Kramer@bigfoot.com> for his V24/CI-V cable
+	and his CSMA/CD explanation of the bus.
+	URL: http://KarlKramer.de/ ... x71ci_v.htm
+