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OPERATION.  MOST OF THE EXPERIENCED 10 GHZ OPERATORS DO WELL WITH AN 18 24
INCH DISH AND 1 OR 2 W.  FOR THE BEGINNER, WE RECOMMEND AN EASY TO AIM HORN
ANTENNA AND PERHAPS A BIT LESS POWER.  MOST OF THE EXPERIENCED OPERATORS
HAVE IMPROVED THEIR EQUIPMENT OVER TIME, ENDING UP WITH EXCESS EQUIPMENT.
WE TRY TO LEND THESE OUT FOR CONTESTS AND OTHER ACTIVITY, TO GIVE NEWCOMERS
A CHANCE TO TRY MICROWAVE OPERATION.  TYPICALLY, AN EXPERIENCED OPERATOR
WILL INVITE NEW OPERATORS TO ACCOMPANY THEM FOR A DAY OR WEEKEND, SO AS TO
LEARN SOME OF THE NUANCES OF MICROWAVE OPERATION THEY ARE THEN ENCOURAGED
TO FLY SOLO.  WITH A BIT OF GUIDANCE, A NEW OPERATOR WITH SIMPLER EQUIPMENT
IN A 10 GHZ CONTEST WILL MAKE ABOUT 90 PERCENT OF THE CONTACTS THAT THE
EXPERIENCED OPERATOR WITH THE FANCY EQUIPMENT MAKES.  MANY OF THE FOLKS WHO
HAVE BORROWED A RIG AND TRIED MICROWAVES HAVE BECOME ENTHUSIASTIC
MICROWAVERS, ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO JOIN THEM.  MATT, KB1VC, COVERED SIMPLE
TEST EQUIPMENT.  MANY MICROWAVERS HAVE ACQUIRED FAR TOO MUCH TEST EQUIPMENT
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WASHINGTON 156 KING CO K7FDF 99 AUXILIARY EMERG COMM KE7AUV 57 EAST BAY 81
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