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WHEN THE WINDS BECAME SEVERE, VOLUNTEERS AT THE REST AREAS HAD TO TAKE DOWN
THEIR DINING FLIES AND TABLES.  SOME OF THEM LEFT BEFORE ALL THE RIDERS HAD
PASSED THEIR REST STOP.  THE ARC HAMS REMAINED STEADFAST AT THEIR POSTS
DURING THE SEVERE WINDS, MANY BEING LOCATED NEAR FARM FIELDS AND BEING
BLASTED BY BLOWING SAND.  THE CLUBS NET CONTROL CONTINUED TO OPERATE WHEN
THEIR DINING FLY HAD TO BE TAKEN DOWN TO KEEP IT FROM BLOWING AWAY.  BY
FOLLOWING ACCEPTABLE COMMUNICATIONS PRACTICES AND TECHNIQUES, THEY WERE
ABLE TO ASSURE RIDERS THEY WOULD BE PICKED UP, THAT TRANSPORTATION WAS ON
THE WAY.  ALL RADIO OPERATORS REMAINED AT THEIR STATIONS UNTIL ALL RIDERS
HAD PASSED OR WERE PICKED UP.  THE FUN N SUN ARC HAS TRIPLED IN SIZE OVER
THE PAST FEW YEARS, AND CONTINUES TO ADD NEW MEMBERS EACH WINTER SEASON.
MEMBERS SAY CLUB MEMBERSHIP PROVIDES THE FELLOWSHIP OF THOSE INTERESTED IN
THE HOBBY AS WELL AS THE CAMARADERIE OF A GREAT GROUP DEDICATED TO MAKING
THE CLUB GROW AND PROSPER.  THE FOLLOWING AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS ARE CLUB
MEMBERS OR HAVE PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE RIDES TED BERQUAM,
KC0VTW LOUIS CHMIELOWIEC, WB9BXE JIM COOK, W8WKE SHARON COOK, KC8TFN LIZ
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N4QQ/343 AA0FT/333 KU4EC/329 AA4DO/334 N6KD/334 F2VX/358 K8RR/362
WA6TLA/345 S53R/339 DK5JI/341 K9MDK/340 W5WLA/337 JA1CB/352 N4RA/353
AA1QD/329 N0AMI/339 AA4SC/341 N6NT/333 F6ANA/343 K9MM/363 WB6RSE/347
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