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STAGE 8, THE AUTHOR, EUGENE D. HUMPHERYS, KG6SLC, COORDINATED STAGE 15 AND
JAMES CURIO, KI6FGV, COORDINATED STAGE 17.  THE RACE BEGAN SATURDAY MORNING
NEAR BAKER APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES FROM OUR LOCATION.  THAT GAVE US TIME TO
RELAX AND SOCIALIZE THROUGHOUT THE DAY BEFORE THE RACE ACTIVITY REACHED OUR
STAGE.  IN THE EVENING WE WERE ABLE TO ENJOY THE FULL MOON RISE UPWARD FROM
THE DESERT FLOOR GLOWING BRIGHTLY AS IT BEGAN ITS JOURNEY ACROSS THE
GLIMMERING SKY.  THE FIRST ACTIVITY AT OUR STAGE OCCURRED AT AROUND 10 PM
WHEN THE FIRST RUNNER PASSED THE 1 MILE EARLY WARNING POSITION.  FOLLOWING
THE FIRST RUNNER ALL SUBSEQUENT RUNNERS PASSED THROUGH OUR STAGE
INTERMITTENTLY THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.  THE LAST RUNNER COMPLETED OUR STAGE
JUST BEFORE DAWN THE NEXT MORNING SUNDAY.  IT HAD BEEN A SLEEPLESS NIGHT.
STAGE 15 COMMUNICATIONS HAVE BEEN PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.  WE HAD MODIFIED
OUR STAGE LAYOUT AND APPROACH SLIGHTLY FROM LAST YEAR.  IN 2007, TO
COMMUNICATE WITH THE EARLY WARNING HAMS WE USED THE WELL PROVEN METHOD THAT
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W4RFJ 313 2 3 740 NC Cass Co Area Amateurs N0UMP 112 2 6 730 MO K6VRS 156 2
3 714 SDG McKean Co ARC W3VV KB3POF 68 2 4 706 WPA Interstate Repeater Soc
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