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PROPAGATION AND A POINT SCORING SYSTEM THAT SO STRONGLY EMPHASIZES
MICROWAVE CONTACTS.  LETS NOW LOOK AT THE KEYS TO A WINNING PERFORMANCE AN
OPTIMIZED STATION FROM AN OPTIMIZED LOCATION USING THE MOST EFFECTIVE
OPERATING APPROACHES.  LOCATION REREAD THE MARCH 2005 WORLD ABOVE 50 MHZ.
IF YOU WANT ANY CHANCE TO WIN, EVERY SINGLE FACTOR IS IMPORTANT.  IN FACT A
SUPERIOR LOCATION IS MORE IMPORTANT IN VHF CONTESTS THAN IN ANY OTHER
CONTESTS.  YOU NEED TO BE CONSIDERABLY ABOVE THE LOCAL TERRAIN AND
ABSOLUTELY CLEAR IN THE DIRECTIONS OF HIGH POPULATION DENSITY.  LOCAL NOISE
IS ALSO CRITICAL.  YOU WILL WANT A LOCATION WITH FEW OR NO NEIGHBORS.  AT
THE LEGAL LIMIT, ESPECIALLY ON 6 METERS, YOU ARE BOUND TO CAUSE RFI TO
CONSUMER DEVICES IF THEY ARE LOCATED TOO CLOSE TO YOUR ANTENNAS.  OPTIMIZED
VHF CONTEST ANTENNA SYSTEMS REQUIRE HIGH GAIN BUT PATTERNS SUCH THAT YOU
WILL HEAR AND BE HEARD OVER A WIDE AREA AT ALL TIMES.  FOR SIX METERS YOUR
ANTENNAS HAVE TO GENERATE ALL ANGLES OF RADIATION USEFUL FOR ES AND
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F9RM/376 G0DQS/341 G3KMA/360 G3NDC/348 G3NLY/367 G3SNN/344 G3UML/366
G4BWP/344 G4IUF/342 GM3BQA/365 GM3WIL/344 GW3CDP/347 HA0DU/350 HB9AAA/362
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