‰ NOW 20 WPM ‰ AREA THIS SHOULD ALLOW YOU TO MAKE A CONNECTION WITH SOME EXPERIENCED MICROWAVERS. A PARTIAL LIST OF WEB SITES FOR THESE CLUBS IS SHOWN IN THE TABLE MOST OF THEM HAVE INTERESTING NEWSLETTERS. I KNOW HAMS IN ALL OF THESE CLUBS WHO HAVE ASSISTED NEWCOMERS AND THEY WOULD WELCOME YOU AND YOUR QUESTIONS. FOR THOSE FAR FROM ANY ACTIVITY CENTER, LIFE IS A BIT HARDER. A FEW DETERMINED SOULS HAVE DONE IT ALONE, MAKING CONTACTS ONLY DURING EXCEPTIONAL CONDITIONS OR VIA THE MOON, BY EME, BUT THAT IS A MAJOR CHALLENGE. A BETTER CHOICE IS TO FIND A BUDDY AND WORK TOGETHER YOU WILL NEED TWO RIGS ANYWAY, AND SOMEONE TO OPERATE THE SECOND ONE, JUST TO MAKE A CONTACT. IN NORTHERN VERMONT, TWO ACTIVE VHFERS, LARRY FILBY, K1LPS, AND ‰ FROM PAGE 74 ‰ NORTH CAROLINA 1745 GUILFORD CO KI4BMS 471 THEN KE4JHJ 266 METROLINA 2 MTR ‰ END OF 20 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ