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CONTACT THEIR ARMY AND AIR FORCE COUNTERPARTS TO COORDINATE FREQUENCIES, HE
MESSAGED.  WE WONT BE ABLE TO PROMULGATE A NEW POLICY IN TIME SO I TRUST
YOUR JUDGMENT TO SET UP A SYSTEM THAT WORKS.  FOR DON POQUETTE, CHIEF OF
AIR FORCE MARS SINCE LAST YEAR AND EQUIPMENT CUSTODIAN BEFORE THAT, THIS
WAS THE FINAL MEETING BEFORE RETIRING AFTER 26 YEARS USAF ACTIVE DUTY.  HE
EXPRESSED OPTIMISM ABOUT THE CHANGES AND WON A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AT THE
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FORUM HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HAMVENTION.  YES, FULL
INTEROPERABILITY IS IN SIGHT, POQUETTE SAID.  HOPEFULLY WITHIN ONE YEAR, IF
EVERYONE KEEPS WORKING AT IT.  ALE IS ALREADY INTEROPERABLE.  THE VHF
NETWORKS ARE INTEROPERABLE WE JUST HAVE TO GET FOUR SETS OF FREQUENCIES
ESTABLISHED.  STU CARTER, WITH 2600 HAMS IN ARMY MARS, WAS MAKING HIS DEBUT
AT THE CHIEFS CONFERENCE BARELY SIX MONTHS AFTER ASSUMING THE POST AT FORT
HUACHUCA.  IT HAD BEEN A PERIOD OF DYNAMIC CHANGE SOME WOULD SAY DYNAMITE
CHANGE.  HEADQUARTERS STAFF WAS REALIGNED, AN ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTED
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