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OPERATORS AND OF PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE HOW RELIABLE THEY ARE.  REMEMBER,
THE LAST PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THEY BOUGHT IS CURRENTLY THE BEST UNTIL IT
FAILS TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.  ASK WHAT MISTAKES AND POOR DECISIONS THEY MADE
ALONG THEIR JOURNEY TO THE TOP 10 BOX.  LOOK FOR WAYS TO AVOID REPEATING
THEIR MISTAKES.  FIND OUT EXACTLY THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THEIR
LOCATION, ITS ENVIRONMENT AND SURROUNDINGS.  DETERMINE IF THEIR ANTENNA
SYSTEMS WERE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED BY PROFESSIONALS OR BY FRIENDS.
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INQUIRE AS TO HOW THEY VETTED THE INSTALLERS AND IF THEIR VETTING
PROCEDURES WERE SUFFICIENT.  ASK IF THEIR EFFORTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN FOCUSED
ON THE TYPE OF OPERATING THEY ARE CURRENTLY DOING, OR IF THEY HAVE BEEN
INTERESTED IN MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF OPERATING OVER THEIR HAM CAREERS.  ASK
FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE LOCAL CODE AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
THEY HAD TO MEET.  ASK SPECIFICALLY IF THEY HAD TO FOLLOW THE LETTER OF THE
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