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WORK.  AT SOLAR CYCLE PEAKS THE BAND COMES ALIVE WITH EXTREMELY LONG
DISTANCE SIGNALS THAT REFRACT FROM THE F2 LAYER.  EVEN IN TIMES OF SOLAR
MINIMUM WHEN F2 IS RARELY AVAILABLE, 10 METERS STILL HAS SOME LONG DISTANCE
CAPABILITIES DUE TO SPORADIC E PROPAGATION.  THIS SMALL ANTENNA WILL
PROVIDE HOURS OF FUN, AND, BECAUSE ITS PORTABLE, YOU CAN USE IT JUST ABOUT
ANYWHERE.  IF YOU MAKE USE OF THE LATEST RUGGED AND WEATHERPROOF MATERIALS,
THE 10 METER MOXBEAM WILL SOON BECOME ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE ANTENNAS.  ARRL
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MEMBER AND GENERAL CLASS LICENSEE ALLEN BAKER, KG4JJH, RECEIVED HIS LICENSE
IN 2000, FULFILLING A LIFELONG DREAM OF BECOMING A HAM.  HE HOLDS A BS IN
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING FROM TENNESSEE TECH AND WORKS AS AN INSTRUMENTATION
AND CONTROLS ENGINEER FOR THE COMPANY THAT OPERATES THE US DEPARTMENT OF
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