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THE 2007 CONTEST, A QSO OF 907R2 MILES WAS MADE ON 10 GHZ ON THE WEST COAST
BETWEEN CALIFORNIA AND MEXICO.  IF YOU HAVE A PERSON IN YOUR AREA THAT IS
INTERESTED IN THE MICROWAVE BANDS, ASK IF YOU CAN TAG ALONG AND OBSERVE.
IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THAT HAS A MICROWAVE CLUB, SUCH AS THE NORTH TEXAS
MICROWAVE SOCIETY, FIND OUT WHAT THEIR MEMBERS ARE DOING FOR THE CONTEST.
ELMERING IS A BIG PART OF THE MICROWAVE GROUPS AND THEY ARE ONLY TOO HAPPY
TO INTRODUCE THEIR FUN TO YOU.  EXPLORING DIFFERENT FACETS OF AMATEUR
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RADIO, AND CONTESTING IN PARTICULAR, GIVES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHAT
OTHERS ENJOY AND WHY THEY ENJOY IT.  MAYBE THE MICROWAVE BANDS ARENT YOUR
THING THEN AGAIN, IF YOU NEVER TRY, HOW WILL YOU KNOW?  YOU MIGHT BE
MISSING OUT ON SOMETHING YOU WOULD REALLY ENJOY.  THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX
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352 SM2DMU/350 WD8E/341 DL9ZAL/341 I5ZJK/341 JA6AV/363 K2CO/345 JA1FGB/351
JR1BLX/352 K9MM/364 SK7AX/349 W5UA/344 DJ5JH/363 K4UTE/361 SM3DXC/350 WO2N
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