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VT, AND WAS ALSO A NEWCOMER TO THE TOP 10.  N8XA MANAGED TO COMPILE 10K TO
MAKE 5TH PLACE MOVING UP FROM 9TH LAST YEAR.  WITH SCORES FROM 8K DOWN TO
2K, WB6FFC, N7IR, WB2AMU, N6RZR AND W3DQT ROUNDED OUT POSITIONS 6 10.  ANY
OF US WHO HAD CALLS FROM THESE SOP OPS ARE GRATEFUL THAT THEY MADE THE
EFFORT TO BE OUT IN THE FIELD, PROVIDING MORE OPPORTUNITY, ESPECIALLY ON
THE MICROWAVE BANDS.  CONSIDERING THE RULES, THE POWER LIMITATION OF 10 W
AND THE USE OF PORTABLE POWER, THESE STATIONS REQUIRED AN EXCELLENT
ELEVATION IN A RELATIVELY POPULATED AREA WITH LOTS OF GAIN IN THE ANTENNA
TO MAKE THEIR IMPRESSIVE SCORES.  THERE APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN CONSIDERABLE
OPPORTUNITIES TO BREAK SECTION SCORING RECORDS IN THIS CATEGORY.  MULTI
OPERATOR POOLING RESOURCES AND MOBILIZING A TEAM CREATES A COMMON GOAL FOR
A FORMAL OR INFORMAL GROUP OF VHFERS, AND OFTEN PROVIDES NEW OPPORTUNITIES
FOR NEWCOMERS TO PARTICIPATE.  VHF BEGINNERS CAN ALSO TAKE THIS EXPERIENCE
TO APPRECIATE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE HIGHER AND LOWER BANDS,
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111 2 3 392 WWA KD4FBI 170 2 2 390 NFL K6OTT 19 2 1 388 SCV KC6WTA 49 2 1
388 SJV K4CRM 58 2 2 386 SFL W8RS 91 2 2 382 MI W6GMT 25 5 1 375 MN KB5URQ
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