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CORRESPONDENCE HAMVENTION 2001  I WAS A VERY FORTUNATE DANISH HAM BECAUSE I
WAS ABLE TO ATTEND HAMVENTION 2001.  HAMVENTION 2001 WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE
FOR ME, BEING THE FIRST TIME IN MY VERY LONG HAM LIFE I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
TO ATTEND.  I TRAVELED THE WHOLE LONG WAY FROM COPENHAGEN TO DAYTON AND
RETURN JUST TO ATTEND THIS EVENT.  THE EXPENSE WAS WELL SPENT BECAUSE THE
HAMVENTION WAS DEFINITELY THE HIGHLIGHT IN MY HAM LIFE.  I HAVE BEEN A HAM
SINCE 1948.  BEING A MEMBER OF ARRL FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS IT WAS GREAT TO
MEET AND GET EYEBALL CONTACT FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH ARRL OFFICERS AND TO
SHAKE HANDS WITH PRESIDENT JIM HAYNIE.  I VISITED THE ARRL BOOTH AND
BROWSED THROUGH MANY OF THE FINE PUBLICATIONS.  VERY SORRY THAT MY BUDGET
DID NOT ALLOW ME TO BUY THEM ALL.  I MET MANY FRIENDLY AND NICE HAMS DURING
THE HAMVENTION AND SPECIALLY I WANT TO THANK W8GAR, DAVE FRANKLIN, WHO
KINDLY TOOK CARE OF MY TRANSPORTATION FROM THE MOTEL AND TO THE HARA ARENA.
THE INDOOR EXHIBITION AND THE OUTDOOR FLEA MARKET WERE OVERWHELMING.  I
HAVE NEVER IN MY HAM LIFE SEEN SO MUCH HAM STUFF.  THE OLD SAYING, IF YOU
CANT FIND IT AT THE HAMVENTION IT PROBABLY DOES NOT EXIST IS VERY TRUE.
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180,429 439 137 B OZ5UR 112,125 325 115 B OZ4FF 85,284 276 103 B OZ7AEI
20,001 113 59 B OZ1LO 2,400,804 2722 294 C OZ0X OZ1AA, op 2,172,528 2568
282 C OZ5MJ 35,280 140 84 C Netherlands PA3HEQ 81,600 272 100 A PA0ADT
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