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THESE RADIOS, WE LOGGED OVER 1350 HF AND VHF CONTACTS IN 2014.  TO LET
OTHER HAMS KNOW WHERE WE WERE OPERATING, WE LISTED TENTATIVE FREQUENCIES ON
40 AND 20 METERS IN OUR QST SPECIAL EVENT LISTING, AS WELL AS ON OUR
WEBSITE.  THE ARRL NET DIRECTORY CAME IN HANDY TO HELP US AVOID INTERFERING
WITH NETS.  AT TIMES WE HAD LIVE INTERNET VIDEO STREAMING FROM THE SPECIAL
EVENT OPERATING TRAILER VIA IP CAMERAS.  THE SPECIAL EVENT OPERATORS PLACED
PIECES OF PAPER WITH THE CURRENT OPERATING FREQUENCIES IN FRONT OF THE
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CAMERA TO SPOT N4F.  THE PATH TO LICENSING  INVARIABLY, AFTER ALLOWING A
NON HAM TO TALK ON THE RADIO TO SOMEONE, THE CONVERSATION WOULD GO
SOMETHING LIKE, WOW.  THAT WAS FUN.  HOW CAN I GET A LICENSE?  AN
EXPLANATION OF STUDYING FOR AN EXAM, LICENSING, AND MODEST RIGS FOLLOWED,
WITH THE USUAL I COULD NEVER DO THAT.  THATS WHEN WE PULLED OUT 6 YEAR OLD
ETHAN KEMP, KK4ORG, WHO PASSED HIS TECHNICIAN TEST AT THE RIPE OLD AGE OF 5
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