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WEST, IN THE DIRECTION OF VK/ZL WAS ANOTHER LARGE SET OF MOUNTAINS AND
AGAIN THERE WAS NO WORKAROUND.  I REMEMBER CHUCKLING TO MYSELF WHEN I
LOOKED AT THE CLUSTER AND SAW SPOTS ASKING TO TURN OUR ANTENNAS LONG PATH,
WHICH WOULD HAVE TURNED OUR ANTENNAS INTO THE DIRECT PATH OF THE MOUNTAINS.
COMPLICATING THE TOPOGRAPHY WAS THE WEATHER.  WE HAD VERY HIGH WINDS FOR
THE FIRST 11 DAYS ON ISLAND.  THE WINDS SNAPPED THE MAST OFF THE SPIDERBEAM
ON THE FIRST NIGHT.  THE OTHER SPIDERBEAM FOLDED INTO ITSELF ON THE FIFTH
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DAY AND HAD TO BE REMOUNTED.  A TREE FELL ACROSS OUR SOLE POWER SOURCE ON
THE FIRST NIGHT AND WE LOST POWER.  THERE WAS NO GENERATOR TO BACK UP THE
ELECTRICAL FOR THE RIGS ONLY ENOUGH FOR THE LIGHTING IN THE LODGE.
PROPAGATION COULD NOT HAVE BEEN BETTER.  THE SOLAR FLUX JUMPED INTO THE LOW
170S FOR SEVERAL DAYS, CREATING AN INTERESTING STRATEGIC DECISION PROCESS
FOR THE TEAM.  THE ORIGINAL PLAN WAS TO MOVE TO THE LOWER BANDS AT NIGHT
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