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A CHAMPIONSHIP TIE HAD NEVER OCCURRED IN THE 65 PREVIOUS ARRL SWEEPSTAKES.
THAT CHANGED IN 2000, AND IT WAS A COAST TO COAST FEAT TO BOOT.  FINISHING
IN A DEAD HEAT IN THE MULTIOPERATOR CATEGORY WERE THE OPERATORS AT N6VR AND
W1AW.  BOTH ENDED UP WITH 1288 QSOS, ALL 80 MULTIPLIERS AND A SCORE OF
206,080.  BOTH STATIONS ALSO SET NEW DIVISION MARKS SOUTHWESTERN AND NEW
ENGLAND, THOUGH FALLING SHORT OF THE OVERALL RECORD.  JOINING THEM IN
SETTING A NEW DIVISION RECORD WAS THE CREW AT KL7Y, WHO ESTABLISHED A NEW
NORTHWESTERN DIVISION MARK.  THE AFFILIATED CLUB COMPETITION IS SHAPING UP
TO AN EXCITING CLIMAX.  WILL ONE OF THE TRADITIONAL SWEEPSTAKES POWERS DISH
UP YET ANOTHER VICTORY OR WILL SOME UPSTART DARK HORSE COOK UP A SURPRISE?
RESULTS FOR THIS YEARS CLUB SHOOTOUT WILL BE REPORTED WITH THE PHONE
SWEEPSTAKES RESULTS NEXT MONTH.  PLAQUE WINNERS FOR THE CW PORTION OF
SWEEPSTAKES ARE INCLUDED WITH THIS ARTICLE.  UNSPONSORED PLAQUES MAY BE
PURCHASED BY CONTACTING THE ARRL CONTEST BRANCH.  THE COST IS 60 EACH.
SEASONINGS CHANGE AND EXPERIMENTATION IN THE KITCHEN OCCURS.  WHY NOT TRY
SOME EXPERIMENTATION IN YOUR SHACK WHILE PLANNING FOR THE 2001 RUNNING OF
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93,760 586 80 12 B K4RO 54,896 376 73 7 B N4ZZ 185,120 1157 80 24 A NA4K
156,960 981 80 24 A W9WI 143,360 896 80 21 A N4DW 133,352 844 79 24 A N4ZI
131,456 832 79 21 A WO4O 124,640 779 80 23 A K3CQ 99,698 631 79 17 A K4BEV
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