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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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THE PSK31 FORUM GAVE ME THE NECESSARY PUSH SO NOW I AM OPERATING PSK31 ON
14070 KHZ.  I ALSO OPERATED THE EVENT STATION W8BI AND TRIED TO MAKE
CONTACTS WITH OZ HAMS, BUT THE CONDITIONS WERE POOR.  THE HAMVENTION IS THE
RADIO AMATEURS MECCA, SO ALL HAMS SHOULD IF IT IS POSSIBLE ATTEND ONCE IN
THEIR LIFETIME.  IB PFORR WEISS, OZ5PF, KOKKEDAL, DENMARK INTRIGUED  I WAS
INTRIGUED WITH THE JULY RETURNING TO AMATEUR RADIO LETTER FROM RAY MEYER,
WA0KNP.  I TOO HAVE RECENTLY RETURNED TO AMATEUR RADIO AFTER AN EXTENDED
ABSENCE.  I FIRST OBTAINED AN AMATEUR LICENSE IN 1957 AND LAST RENEWED IT
IN 1967.  A GROWING YOUNG FAMILY AND EXCITING ADULT ELECTRONIC TOYS AT WORK
GOT IN THE WAY OF CONTINUED ACTIVITY IN HAM RADIO.  I TOOK THE EXAM IN
MARCH AND THEN APPLIED FOR, AND RECEIVED, MY OLD CALL, W7GGI, A MONTH
LATER.  AS SOON AS I HAD MY OLD CALL BACK, I APPLIED FOR ARRL MEMBERSHIP
AND AFTER 30 YEARS QST AGAIN ARRIVES IN MY MAILBOX.  I PURCHASED A USED
KENWOOD TS 430S AND AN ANTENNA TUNER, AND PUT UP A STEALTH ANTENNA UNDER
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73,440 288 85 A PA1AT 2,520 30 28 A PA3AAV 295,350 550 179 B PA0JED 172,050
370 155 B PA3ELD 126,096 296 142 B PA0OOS 124,470 461 90 B PA3AYF 116,070
THERE WAS A VERY GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ALL PARTIES INVOLVED,
FRED LANSHE, N3QLU, A REACT INTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT, SAID IN A REPORT
POSTED ON THE REACT WEB SITE, WWW. REACTINTL. ORG.  GOOD COMMUNICATION HAS
BEEN ESTABLISHED.  FEDERAL CITY REACT VOLUNTEERS IN WASHINGTON, DC,
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888 262 108 B W6FM 388,206 711 182 C WA5
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