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MAINLAND TO THEIR TARGET.  OTHERS LIKE MYSELF ENJOY KAYAKING TO ISLANDS TO
OPERATE WITH A TINY QRP STATION THAT RUNS ON BATTERY POWER COUPLED WITH
SOLAR PANELS.  THERES NO WRONG WAY TO ACTIVATE AN ISLAND, AND IT PROVIDES A
GREAT AMOUNT OF FUN AND A RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE WAY FOR YOU TO BE THE RARE
STATION WITH OTHER HAMS WANTING TO WORK YOU.  THIS IS KNOWN AS THE OTHER
SIDE OF THE PILEUP, AND ITS ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO BE IN ALL OF AMATEUR
RADIO.  TO HELP ENCOURAGE NEW PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM, USI HAS DECIDED
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TO HAVE AN ANNUAL ACTIVITY DAY, CALLED THE US ISLANDS ONE DAY GETAWAY,
BEGINNING THIS YEAR.  ON MAY 9, 2015, HAMS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL BE
EMBARKING UPON MINIEXPEDITIONS TO ACTIVATE ISLANDS.  YOU CAN TUNE AROUND
AND WORK A LOT OF ISLANDS THAT DAY, OR YOU CAN GRAB YOUR MOBILE GEAR OR GO
KIT AND ACTIVATE AN ISLAND YOURSELF.  THIS IS A GREAT ACTIVITY FOR YOUR
CLUB, A GROUP OF HAM FRIENDS, OR A HAM RADIO FAMILY LOOKING FOR SOME
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