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MULTIBAND STATION WITH PAIRS OF LONG BOOM ANTENNAS ON EACH BAND THAT HAS
HELPED HIM EARN 1ST IN THE SOLP CATEGORY FOR 9 OF THE PAST 10 YEARS.  THIS
YEAR, WITH THE HELP OF A NEW 6 METER TOWER AND ARRAY HE ATTAINED A SCORE OF
169K USING EIGHT BANDS THROUGH 3456 MHZ TO PUT WIN NUMBER 10 IN THE BOOKS.
IN ONLY HIS SECOND JUNE VHF CONTEST, MIKE, AB5EB, ADDED AN INNOVANTENNA 3
EL OWL OPTIMIZED WIDEBAND LOW IMPEDANCE STACK TO HIS 7 EL LFA LOOP FED
ANTENNA AND TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE STX 6 METER PROPAGATION WITH A SINGLEBAND
EFFORT THAT TOOK 2ND PLACE WITH 88K.  FREQUENT TOP TEN FINISHER WB1GQR
MANNED BY MITCH, W1SJ MOVED UP TO 3RD THIS YEAR WITH 84K, ALSO USING EIGHT
BANDS THROUGH 3456 MHZ.  N0POH PLACED NEXT WITH A SEVEN BAND EFFORT OF 80K
AND TODD, N4QWZ, COMPLETED THE TOP FIVE WITH A 78K SIX BAND LOG.  THE
SINGLE OPERATOR, HIGH POWER SOHP CATEGORY IS WHERE THE TRUE HEAVYWEIGHTS IN
THE VHF WORLD EXERCISE THEIR CAPABILITIES.  JEFF, K1TEO, IN FN31 CT HAS
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