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FROM ARRL HEADQUARTERS ADVISING ME THAT MY PLAN WASNT SUFFICIENT FOR
ACTIVATING ALL FOUR GRIDS AT ONCE.  IT TURNS OUT THAT JUST HAVING THE POWER
SUPPLY AT THE GRID INTERSECTION WASNT ENOUGH AND THAT ID HAVE TO LOCATE THE
TRANSCEIVERS DIRECTLY AT THE GRID BOUNDARY.  HOW ON EARTH COULD I
ACCOMPLISH THIS WITH SATELLITES?  WITH THE STEEP HILL TO THE EAST, IF I HAD
MY ANTENNA BY THE TRANSMITTERS MY SIGNAL WOULD NEVER GET THROUGH.  THEN I
REALIZED THAT I COULD USE THE ALTITUDE OF THE SATELLITES TO MY ADVANTAGE.
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A RIDGELINE TO THE EAST WOULD NOT AFFECT THE OVERHEAD OR WESTERLY SATELLITE
PASSES.  TALKING TO EAST COAST HAMS WOULD STILL BE A PROBLEM SINCE THAT
RIDGELINE WOULD BLOCK SIGNALS TO SATELLITES EAST OF ME.  I QUICKLY GOT
ONLINE AND ORDERED 100 FEET OF LMR 400 COAX.  I THEN GOT OUT AN UNUSED
ADVANCED RECEIVER SP432VDG UHF PREAMPLIFIER WWW.  ADVANCED RECEIVER.  COM.
PLAN B WAS TO USE A REMOTE ANTENNA SETUP FOR THE EASTERLY SATELLITE PASSES.
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