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YOUTUBE PLAYLIST I PUT TOGETHER SHOWING CLIPS FROM FOUR OF THE FIVE GRIDS I
WORKED.  HUGH AND I HAVE WORKED MANY TIMES ON 10 GHZ FROM FN12 SO I DIDNT
RECORD THAT ONE, BUT HE WAS THE STRONGEST SIGNAL OF THE DAY AT JUST ABOUT
200 KILOMETERS.  HE AVERAGES S 9 OVER THAT PATH, BUT WAS MORE LIKE S 7.
THE VIDEOS SHOW WHAT SIGNALS WERE LIKE FROM THE OTHER OPERATORS AND
LOCATIONS.  HUGH DUFF, VA3TO, ADDED THIS HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE YEAR OF
MICROWAVE ACTIVITY IN AND AROUND THE LOWER GREAT LAKES.  THE THINGS YOULL
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DO FOR A NEW GRID ON 10 GHZ IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE QUOTES OF THE YEAR.  ONCE
THE WET SNOW STARTED COMING DOWN HARDER, I TOOK OFF MY TOQUE CANADIAN FOR
HAT TO PUT IT OVER THE RIG IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP IT DRY.  THESE HAMS TRY TO
GET OUT ONCE A MONTH FOR MICROWAVE OPERATING, AND THEY SET NEW 10 GHZ
CANADIAN DISTANCE RECORDS IN 2019.  I MISSED THE DECEMBER OPERATION, BUT
HAVE TRIED TO WORK THEM FROM HOME ON OTHER OCCASIONS NO SUCCESS YET, ONLY
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