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ROBERTO, EA2RY MANOLO, EA4DRV RUBIN, EA5BZ, AND FABRIZIO, IN3ZNR.  FINALLY
WE WERE PLEASED TO HAVE WITH US GIANFRANCO, I0ZY, WHO, BESIDES BEING A HAM
RADIO OPERATOR, IS THE OWNER OF SPE COMPANY FROM ROME, THE MANUFACTURER OF
EXPERT LINEAR AMPLIFIERS.  AFTER 2 HECTIC MONTHS OF PREPARATIONS, ALL
OPERATORS WERE READY TO TAKE OFF BY MID MARCH.  WITH THE INVALUABLE HELP
FROM STEPPIR ANTENNAS, WE CAREFULLY PLANNED TO SET UP THREE ANTENNAS FOR
THE 10 TO 20 METER BANDS, INCLUDING 12 AND 17 METERS, THREE ANTENNAS FOR 30
AND 40 METERS, TWO FOR 80 METERS AND ONE FOR 160 METERS.  OUR PLAN WAS TO
HAVE FOUR STATIONS CW, PHONE, DIGITAL AND MIXED ON THE AIR AT THE SAME TIME
ALL WITH 1 KW LINEAR AMPLIFIERS.  THE AMPLIFIERS OBTAINED FROM GIANFRANCO,
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C C LW3DN 2,697 B A Asia RG3K 2,237,348 A C XE2WWW 22,250 C C PY2ZY 1,533 B
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