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THE FOLKS AT THE VISITORS CENTER GAVE US FULL ACCESS TO THE CENTER 24 HOURS
A DAY FOR TWO TO THREE WEEKS.  THIS YEAR, WE SET UP A PACKET LINK ON VHF
THAT USED FIVE DIGIPEATERS AND ZIGZAGGED FROM HIGH POINT TO HIGH POINT
BETWEEN FAIRBANKS AND DAWSON CITY, YUKON, WHICH IS A DISTANCE OF 500 MILES.
BENNY ALSO SET UP AN HF TO VHF VOICE LINK.  THE HF WAS AT HIS HOME, AND THE
VHF WAS CARRIED VIA 220 TO THE DUAL BAND VHF IN THE LOG CABIN.  WE ALSO
USED HF BETWEEN SOME OF THE CHECKPOINTS NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER AND WE
USED TWO REPEATERS ON VHF.  SINCE ONE OF THE REPEATERS IS THE MAIN REPEATER
FOR FAIRBANKS, NORMAL USE BY LOCAL AMATEURS WAS SOMEWHAT CURTAILED.  WE
RECEIVED REPORTS FROM THE CANADIAN CHECKPOINTS VIA FAX AND PHONE.  ONCE THE
TEAMS REACHED DAWSON CITY, WE WERE ABLE TO USE AMATEUR RADIO TO RECEIVE ALL
THE REPORTS.  THERE WERE SIX CHECKPOINTS IN CANADA AND SEVEN IN ALASKA.  A
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KM0T 63,140 281 140 B ABC D9EF N0URW 11,218 158 71 B AB K0JQA 2,240 51 35 B
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