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DATA AND INFORMATION GATHERED HERE WILL SUPPORT THEIR FUTURE EFFORTS.
OBJECTIVES AND PROCESS  THE STUDY HAD THREE OBJECTIVES IDENTIFY OPTIMUM
DAILY OPERATING TIMES AND MONTHS THE BEACON SEASON ANALYZE HOW ACTIVITY AND
DISTANCE ARE IMPACTED BY TIME, POWER, ELEVATION, AND FREQUENCY NOTE LESSONS
LEARNED TO IMPROVE INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE OVER THREE WINTER SEASONS FROM
OCTOBER 2014 THROUGH DECEMBER 2017, I LOGGED 436 BEACONS FROM 43 STATES AND
WASHINGTON, DC, 12 CANADIAN PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES, AND 19 COUNTRIES.
THE MAXIMUM DISTANCE WAS ABOUT 7,400 MILES AND INCLUDED BEACONS IN
GREENLAND, SOUTHERN BRAZIL, EASTERN BRAZIL, AND THE NORTHERN MARIANAS
ISLANDS.  BEACON POWER OUTPUTS VARIED FROM 10 TO 2,000 W.  UNTIL DECEMBER
31, 2015, MY HOME WAS IN CENTRAL TEXAS.  BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2016, MY NEW
HOME WAS 153 MILES AWAY ON THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS GULF COAST.  IF THE SAME
BEACON WAS HEARD FROM THE TWO LOCATIONS, BOTH WERE LOGGED SEPARATELY
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