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THE WORLD ABOVE 50 MHZ  THIS MONTH WE COMPLETE THE FINAL INSTALLMENT OF THE
SERIES ON VHF CONTESTING.  THE FIRST TWO SEGMENTS, IN THE MARCH AND JULY
2005 COLUMNS, COVERED THE BASICS OF SETTING UP THE HARDWARE AND OPERATING
CONTESTS.  THIS SEGMENT WILL DISCUSS THE HIGH PERFORMANCE SINGLE OP HIGH
POWER STATION AND ITS OPERATION.  THERE WONT BE MUCH DETAIL BUT THERE WILL
BE AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT IT TAKES.  THIS IS NOT THE ONLY WAY TO PROCEED BUT
THIS WAY SHOULD WORK.  A LITTLE PHILOSOPHY FIRST LETS DEFINE WHAT WE MEAN
BY A WINNING PERFORMANCE.  YOUR GOAL SHOULD BE THE TOP SCORE FOR WHATEVER
IS YOUR GEOGRAPHICAL REGION AND NATIONALLY A FINISH IN THE TOP TEN IN AT
LEAST ONE OF THE BIG THREE ARRL VHF CONTESTS.  YOU MAY NOT ACCOMPLISH THIS
EVERY TIME BUT THAT IS YOUR GOAL.  OF ALL THE ARRL CONTESTS, SUCCESS IN THE
VHF CONTESTS IS LESS DEPENDENT ON GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION THAN ANY OTHERS.
LOOK AT THE DX CONTESTS AND THE HF SS AS EXAMPLES.  BUT VHF CONTESTS HAVE
HAD TOP SCORES FROM A VARIETY OF GEOGRAPHIC AREAS BEYOND THE NORTHEAST
WA8WZG NORTHWESTERN OH K9PW AND WB9Z IL W5ZN AR NW5E FL AND K0GU CO TO
MENTION JUST A FEW.  THIS IS DUE TO THE VAGARIES OF ES AND TROPO
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DU9RG/342 EA4DO/364 EA4DX/341 EA4GT/344 EA4KD/341 EA5AT/341 EA7DUD/341
EA8AKN/341 F2VX/356 F5KOK/346 F5VU/357 F6AJA/357 F6ANA/341 F6AOI/359
F6DLM/346 F6DZU/345 F6ELE/341 F6EWK/346 F6EXV/346 F6HIZ/341 F9GL/371
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