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IN 2009 WE WILL MOST LIKELY INCORPORATE TONES TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE
ALTHOUGH A NUMBER OF OTHER SOLUTIONS COULD ALSO HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED THAT
WOULD STILL KEEP US IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OVERALL COMMUNICATIONS PLAN.  AS
ONE WOULD EXPECT, THE COMMUNICATIONS PLAN IS A COMPREHENSIVE ONE THAT
COORDINATES FRS, GMRS, CITIZENS BAND, BUSINESS BAND AND AMATEUR RADIO IN
ADDITION TO VARIOUS GOVERNMENT AND POLICE FREQUENCIES USED BY PARTICIPATING
AGENCIES AND THEIR SUPPORT GROUPS.  THE CHILL OF THE COLD EARLY MORNING AIR
WAS FELT ON OUR FACES, FINGERS AND EVEN OUR TOES AS WE WORKED OUR
POSITIONS.  FORTUNATELY, WE CAME PREPARED AND HAD DRESSED IN LAYERS AND
OTHER WARM CLOTHING.  AT TIMES THE COLD WIND WOULD PROMPT US TO ADD MORE
LAYERS.  HOT COFFEE AND CHOCOLATE WAS SHUTTLED BY CAROL, KI6DWE, FROM THE
RV TO THE CHIP TIMING TABLE.  IT FELT LIKE WE WERE FREEZING AND ALL OF US
MADE FREQUENT TRIPS TO THE RV TO THAW OUT AS WE ROTATED RESPONSIBILITIES.
THE WARM RV GAVE US TEMPORARY RELIEF BUT OUR SENSE OF DUTY BID US TO RETURN
TO OUR POSTS.  WHILE IT WAS COLD, WE WERE GLAD THERE WASNT SLEET LIKE WE
ENCOUNTERED IN 2007.  I SPENT PART OF THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AT THE CHIP
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12 634 ON Lincoln Co ARC N7OY 86 2 4 622 OR Sky Valley ARC W7SKY 11 2 8 622
WWA Idaho Society of Radio Amateurs K7BSE 118 2 8 616 ID PCARA N9XH 64 2 9
612 WI Radio Amateurs of the Gorge W7RAG 42 2 12 604 OR Seaway Valley ARC
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