When connected to a Pioneer navigation receiver, the user's top stations become radio preset buttons to enable convenient control of stations just like a traditional radio.

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Each onboard ADS-B set consists of a Global Positioning System satellite navigation unit, two Pentium microprocessors, some software and a radio transmitter-receiver--not much more gear than you would find behind the dash of a new Cadillac.

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