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A DIVISION RECORD WITH HIS 9TH PLACE FINISH.  THE LAST FEW YEARS HAVE BEEN
A HORSE RACE BETWEEN K3EAR AND K1TEO IN THE SOHP CATEGORY.  IN 2003, EAR,
PILOTED BY KA1ZE NOSED OUT K1TEO.  THEN JEFF RETURNED THE FAVOR EDGING OUT
K3EAR K9PW OPR IN 2004.  THIS YEAR THE TABLES WERE TURNED AS PETE, K9PW,
RETURNED TO OPERATE K3EAR AND EDGE JEFF, 734K TO 719K.  THIS MARKED THE
THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR THAT THE WINNER HAS SET AN ALL TIME SINGLE OP RECORD
SCORE, AND IN FACT THIS YEAR WAS THE FIRST TIME ANY SINGLE OPS HAVE BROKEN
700K IN A VHF CONTEST.  THE DIFFERENCE THIS YEAR?  PETE DID VERY WELL IN
THE SUNDAY EVENING E SKIP OPENING ON 6.  BOTH DID WELL ON THE AU WHILE
K1TEO HAD SOME TROPO SUNDAY EVENING THAT PETE DIDNT SEEM TO GET INTO AS
WELL.  AT THE END OF THE DAY PETES QSOS ON 24 AND 47 GHZ WERE THE
DIFFERENCE.  CONGRATULATIONS TO K9PW ON A FB EFFORT.  DAVE, K1RZ, DID HIS
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W9LUO KC0CRO N0SGB KD5KBU KB5YLG WB6OTS W7DVR WA7PS KD7YVV W8LLY KB8WPZ
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