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THE EAVES OF MY HOUSE.  AND I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT ALL OF THOSE OLD JUNK
BOXES IN THE BACK CORNER OF THE GARAGE ARE WORTH SOMETHING AFTER ALL.  I
FIND THAT AMATEUR RADIO IS STILL MUCH THE SAME GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE.  IN
OTHER WAYS THINGS HAVE SURE CHANGED.  WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT TEXT
MESSAGES COULD BE SENT WITH ONLY 31 HZ OF BANDWIDTH PSK31.  OR THAT A
POWERFUL HOME COMPUTER COULD BE A PART OF A HAM STATION, THAT THE INTERNET
WOULD BE A KEY SOURCE OF INFORMATION, OR THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO BE CONCERNED
ABOUT HUMAN EXPOSURE TO RF RADIATION.  WHEN I WAS LAST INVOLVED, HAM RADIO,
SSB AND REPEATER STATIONS WERE IN THEIR INFANCY AND I SURE HAD NEVER HEARD
OF A NON RESONANT ANTENNA.  I JUST SENT IN A 100 ORDER FOR BOOKS FROM ARRL
AND AM THINKING VERY SERIOUSLY ABOUT TAKING THE EXTRA EXAM.  I AM EXCITED
ABOUT AGAIN BEING INVOLVED IN HAM RADIO AND AM LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING
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365 106 B PA0RRS 100,464 322 104 B PA5FN 92,448 288 107 B PA5WT 82,800 300
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