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+We couldn't have made the HamShield happen without our KickStarter supporters. We are very grateful to all of them.
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+The following backers asked to be thanked by name. If you backed us on KickStarter and want your name here, just let us know.
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+Thanks go to all of our backers, including:
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+- Shabaz Mohammad
+- MacDefender
+- Bruce Wattendorf W1BAW
+- Star Simpson
+- KeNTKB
+- N6LY
+- Noman A. Shah
+- WD4ET
+- Colin R
+- M.D.v.Y
+- Ahmad Byagowi VE4SAT
+- RS
+- VE4BPM
+- K0rgr
+- ShokaBell
+- Christopher "nam2long" Sparrowgrove
+- VK2VRB
+- LEMAIRE DAVID
+- Joel Parker Henderson
+- Kari 'Zael' Alatalo
+- Kaare Nygaard Pedersen
+- @MakeMeister
+- Frank Tilley "Kuragara"
+- PF5HSX
+- jc4rp3nt3r
+- Bogdan Drema
+- Sven Neuhaus
+- KB1LQC
+- Scott Whitney kg7tsx
+- Bruce G Bock KC7NKR
+- J.C. Miller
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