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TIVES THAT THE ARRL SENT TO PACIFICON.  WHAT A GREAT BUNCH OF PEOPLE.
THESE FOLKS WERE KNOWLEDGEABLE, FRIENDLY AND INTELLECTUALLY ENGAGING.  IT
IS VERY APPARENT THAT THE ARRL IS ON THE MOVE AND LEADING THE WAY IN
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AS NEVER BEFORE, AND WHILE WE ALL HOPE THE SKILLS,
EQUIPMENT, SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES NEVER NEED TO BE USED AS THE RESULT OF A
WAR OR TERRORIST EVENT, WE ARE ALL PROUD OF THE WORK THE ARRL IS DOING TO
PREPARE AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS TO RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES,
NATION AND WORLD.  LEN UMINA, WT6G, EL DORADO HILLS, CALIFORNIA ANOTHER USE
FOR OLD QSTS ONE OF THE LETTERS IN THE NOVEMBER ISSUE GAVE SOME WONDERFUL
IDEAS ABOUT OLD COPIES OF QST THAT ACCUMULATE AROUND THE HAM SHACK.  SINCE
STARTING TECHNICIAN CLASSES IN TOWN, I HAVE ANOTHER USE FOR COPIES OF QST.
I COLLECT OLDER COPIES AND MAKE THEM AVAILABLE TO PARTICIPANTS AT OUR
CLASSES.  THOSE MAGAZINES FLY OFF THE TABLE.  ITS A GREAT WAY TO PROMOTE
THE INTEREST THAT OUR CLASS PARTICIPANTS ALREADY HAVE IN AMATEUR RADIO.  IM
GLAD TO SEE OTHERS ARE MAKING GOOD USE OF THEIR OLD COPIES OF QST AS WELL.
JEFF CRABILL, KK7LU, SALEM, OREGON TOWER SAFETY I DID NOT LIKE THE PICTURE
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Lynchburg ARC K4CQ KC1BH 940 2 11 3,428 VA Candlewood ARA W1QI 996 2 29
3,410 CT MCARA MSUARC K4MSU W4GZ 1091 2 20 3,390 KY Dixie ARC W7DRC 925 2
35 3,388 UT St Clair ARC K9GXU 841 2 13 3,376 IL Sevier County ARES W4A
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IN OCTOBER 2004 QST, TOP LEFT PAGE 52.  IM NOW SURPRISED THAT IT REAPPEARS
IN NOVEMBER QST, TOP LEFT PAGE 112.  THIS PHOTO SHOWS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE
TOWER OPERATION NO APPARENT SAFETY BELTS, NO HARD HATS OR GLOVES, THREE
PEOPLE.  I HATE TO SEE UNSAFE PRACTICES SUCH AS THIS, ESPECIALLY
HIGHLIGHTED.  TOWER WORK IS ONE OF MY INTERESTS IN AMATEUR RADIO.  I DO A
LOT OF TOWER WORK AS A HOBBY AND FEEL THAT SAFETY HAS TO BE TOP PRIORITY.
WE HAVE HEARD OF MANY AMATEURS GETTING HURT AND KILLED ON TOWER PROJECTS.
LAST YEAR THREE PROFESSIONAL TOWER CREWMEN WERE KILLED ON A COMMERCIAL TV
TOWER THAT COLLAPSED HERE IN HUNTSVILLE.  GREG SARRATT, W4OZK, ALABAMA
SECTION MANAGER, HARVEST, ALABAMA I AM LOOKING AT THE PHOTO ON PAGE 52 IN
AMAZEMENT.  GOOD THING THEY WERE NEAR A HOSPITAL.  FIRST, THREE PEOPLE IS A
LOT TO HAVE ON ROHN 25 TYPE TOWER.  SECOND, NONE OF THE THREE APPEARS TO BE
WEARING ANY APPROVED TYPE OF CLIMBING/FALL ARREST GEAR.  IN FACT, ONE
APPEARS TO HAVE NO SAFETY EQUIPMENT, AND THE OTHER TWO LOOK TO BE USING
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AG4ZU 995 2 14 3,364 TN Guilford County ARES NA4GC KF4ZGZ 842 2 25 3,360 NC
Chaparral ARS W6MV KF6YGI 875 2 12 3,342 SB Pine State ARC N1ME K1GUP 898 2

DAYS, WITH COMPUTER LOGGING AND E MAIL, A LOG SUBMISSION IS AS SIMPLE AS A
MOUSE CLICK.  YOU CAN SUBMIT YOUR LOG BEFORE YOU SHUT DOWN THE RIG FOR THE
NIGHT.  WHY AM I SUCH AN ADVOCATE OF SENDING IN A LOG?  A WHILE BACK I HAD
A FEW HOURS TO SPARE AND SAT IN ON THE P
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W9KXQ 976 2 21 3,202 IL K8RO 908 2 5 3,166 MI Ellsworth Amateur Wireless
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