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YOUR SITE AND SEEN THE COMMUNITY SERVICE YOU CAN PROVIDE MAY BE MORE
INCLINED TO WORK WITH YOU WHEN AN ANTENNA ZONING ISSUE COMES UP.  THE LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR WILL BE PLEASED TO KNOW HE HAS ANOTHER
TOOL TO USE IN A COMMUNICATIONS EMERGENCY.  THOSE COUPLE OF HUNDRED BONUS
POINTS MAY MEAN MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR GROUP TO BE OF SERVICE DOWN THE
ROAD.  THE SECOND PURPOSE OF THE BONUS POINTS IS TO CHALLENGE INDIVIDUALS
AND CLUBS TO EXPERIMENT AND INNOVATE WITH NEW TECHNOLOGIES OR TO TRY AN
OPERATING ACTIVITY THEY HAVENT USED BEFORE IN PARTICULAR, THE USE OF
ALTERNATIVE POWER SOURCES AND NONTRADITIONAL COMMUNICATIONS MODES THAT
COULD BE SUCCESSFULLY USED DURING AN EMERGENCY.  THE KEY TO BEING A
DEMONSTRATION MODE IS TO DO SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE USEFUL DURING AN
EMERGENCY.  THINGS LIKE APRS AND AMATEUR TV CAN BECOME INTEGRAL PARTS OF
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MDC VE7KET 82 5 1 850 BC W2TI 60 5 1 850 NNJ N2MTG 321 2 1 792 ENY W0VHV
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