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WAS WIND ON TOP OF EAGLE SUMMIT, BUT THAT IS TO BE EXPECTED.  THE YUKON
QUEST IS MORE LIKE OLD TIME MUSHING.  THERE ARE FEWER CHECKPOINTS, AND
LONGER DISTANCES BETWEEN THEM.  PARTICIPANTS HAVE TO FINISH WITH THE SLED
THEY STARTED WITH, AND IT IS A TEST OF ENDURANCE AND THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN MAN AND DOG.  IT IS MORE IN THE SPIRIT OF THE NORTH AND THE WAY
FOLKS TRAVELED 100 YEARS AGO.  JUST TO FINISH THE QUEST IS QUITE AN
ACHIEVEMENT.  AMATEUR RADIO INVOLVEMENT THE ARCTIC AMATEUR RADIO CLUB AARC
IN FAIRBANKS HAD THE PRIMARY COMMUNICATIONS RESPONSIBILITY.  WEEKS BEFORE
THE RACE WAS TO BEGIN, PREPARATIONS WERE BEING MADE FOR EQUIPMENT AND
OPERATORS.  BENNY BENEVENTO, NL7XH, SET UP THE EQUIPMENT AND MANAGED THE
OPERATION.  THE HEART OF THE COMMUNICATIONS WAS A FULL AMATEUR RADIO
STATION SET UP IN THE FAIRBANKS VISITOR AND CONVENTION CENTER A LOG CABIN
THAT SITS ON THE BANKS OF THE CHENA RIVER IN DOWNTOWN FAIRBANKS.  THE
QUESTS FINISH LINE THIS YEAR WAS ON THE CHENA RIVER IN FRONT OF THE CABIN.
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1,860 60 31 A AB NE0P 1,809 57 27 A ABD WA9ENA 1,560 57 24 A BD N0SPP 1,484
43 28 A ABD AB0HF 420 30 14 A AB KE0FT 276 23 12 A B W0NKN 216 18 9 A BD
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