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<div style="float:right">August 11,
2010</div>
Editor: <a href="mailto:k1ce@arrl.net">Rick Palm, K1CE</a></div>
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<div class="itemTitle">The View from Flagler
County</div>
<div>It was a personal pleasure and privilege to check into the
inaugural VHF FM net of our renewed ARES® program, under the
leadership of new EC Robbie Creal, KG4HUF. The net was held on a new repeater system
donated to the county's emergency management agency by the new ARES®
group. The new repeater and tower/antenna is sited on the campus of the
EOC.</div>
<div class="default">______</div>
<div class="default">The huge <a target="_blank" href="http://www.floridadisaster.org/eoc/Update/Home.asp">Florida
State EOC</a> in Tallahassee is now D-STAR capable. The EOC station KA4EOC
monitors K4WAK port B. As in the past, State EOC managers have requested that
the ARRL Northern Florida Section Manager or his designate serve as gateway
between the FEOC and other ARES® assets in the region during
emergency or disaster situations. When necessary or requested, the Northern Florida
Section Manager or his designate will be stationed at the facility in
Tallahassee to perform this liaison duty. The current SM is Paul Eakin, KJ4G,
who maintains close contact with the EOC on a daily basis, especially now as
we approach the crux of hurricane season.</div>
<div class="default">______</div>
<div class="default">For up-to-date, state-of-the-art D-STAR and networking
information and resources drafted by people who are actually doing the real work
in the field, one of the finest Web/blog sites I have seen is the <a target="_blank" href="http://nefl-dstar.com/blog/">NE-FL D-STAR
System</a>, the "Journal of the North East Florida D-STAR Repeater System," which
also serves as the platform for ARES® information and updates. Readers
will find a bounty of information on D-STAR applications, ranging from basic
programming of radios to the latest on networking digital repeaters,
including both software and hardware issues. You will also find tips and
resources, news and updates on current emergency management communications issues,
tools and developments. Check it out - it is superb.</div>
<div class="default">______</div>
<div class="default">In This Issue:</div>
<div class="default"></div>
<div> </div>
<ul><li><a target="_blank" href="#toc01">The View from Flagler County</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="#toc02">FCC Modifies Rules to Allow Limited Employee
Participation in Disaster and Emergency Drills</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="#toc03">ARES®: 75 Years!</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="#toc04">Tips: Depiction® Software</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="#toc05">Letters</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="#toc06">EmComm East, September 18: Rochester, New
York</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="#toc07">Bike MS-150 Northeast Florida: October 2-3,
2010</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="#toc08">EMCOMM "Jump Team" Competition in Texas</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="#toc09">Hernando County, Florida: EmComm Training Class a
Success</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="#toc10">NIMS Compliance for Nebraska Responders</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="#toc11">Tip: D-RATS Looks Good for ARES
Applications</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="#toc12">K1CE For a Final</a></li>
</ul>
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<div class="itemTitle">FCC Modifies Rules to Allow Limited Employee Participation in Disaster
and Emergency Drills</div>
<div class="default">In a Report and Order
released Wednesday, July 14, the FCC amended Part 97.113 to allow amateurs to
participate without an FCC waiver in government-sponsored disaster
preparedness drills on behalf of their employers participating in the exercise. The
FCC also has amended the rules to allow employees to participate in
non-government drills and exercises up to one hour per week and up to two 72 hour
periods during the year. The effective date of the <i>R&O</i> is September
3. Read more <a target="_blank" href="http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-modifies-amateur-rules-to-allow-participation-in-disaster-and-emergency-drills-on-behalf-of-an-e">here</a>. - ARRL Letter<a name="toc03"></a></div>
<div class="itemTitle">ARES®: 75 Years!</div>
<div class="default">The ARRL
Public Relations Committee has noted that the 75th anniversary of the creation
of ARES® will be next month (September). Over the past months the
committee has discussed this milestone and opportunity, and is developing a
publicity and recruitment campaign.The goal is to increase awareness of radio
amateurs' spirit of volunteerism. While there will be acknowledgement of
past events, the focus will be on the present and future. The PRC noted that
"despite all of the investment made by government agencies, the volunteer
assets of ARES® are still called on for communications and other
support, especially during the first 48 hours of a crisis. Operators provide
communications, information and technical skills when other systems are down or
overloaded."</div>
<div class="default">The ARES® community will be
celebrating its 75th anniversary from September through December 2010. The first
mention of an organized Amateur Radio emergency response organization appears
in the September 1935 issue of <i>QST</i> Magazine. A September launch has
the benefit of other related national campaigns such as National
Preparedness Month and also is the height of hurricane season. The length of the
campaign would be expected to be four months, but if successful can continue.
The ARRL Marketing Department is planning for the sale of commemorative
items including T-shirts, hats, and challenge coins. Packets with ideas and
promotional materials will be mailed to every PIC (or SM if there is no PIC)
for distribution to local PIOs in the area. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.arrl.org/ares-anniversary">Logo and more info</a>. -- Allen G.
Pitts, W1AGP, ARRL Media and Public Relations Manager<a name="toc04"></a></div>
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<div class="itemTitle">Tips: Depiction® Software</div>
<div class="default">Depiction® software is currently in use by northeastern
Florida ARES® leadership for the planning, deployment and execution of
ARES® assets, events and exercises. Depiction® provides planners
with a full graphical display of the event shown on a single screen,
including the planning, deployment and execution phases. The display screen
changes and updates as elements of the event change and resources are moved or
advanced.</div>
<div class="default">In a single screen, users can track assets
along a Depiction® drawn route in real time while monitoring live
weather conditions, and sending and receiving live reports among one another. A
feature enables updating Depiction® screens from remote locations.</div>
<div class="default">Depiction® can also serve as a database for a group's
members and resources. A single click on an icon representing a location
will reveal the assigned operators, their personal information and the
equipment available at that location.</div>
<div class="default">Depiction® uses
information available free from the public domain to display such items as
weather radar, elevation data and a multitude of maps including roadmaps,
topographical and aerial maps. The depictions that can be built can be placed
over any of these maps at a single click. Depiction® will read and
display GIS data that is available publicly on the Internet for states and
counties including locations of EOCs, schools, shelters, police and fire
stations. Tower site locations can be displayed and the software can even draw
"lines of site" data for a given antenna on that tower. Depiction® can
also display graphical representations of flooding based on user-defined
information.</div>
<div class="default">In Northeastern Florida, ARES® leaders
are currently using Depiction® to help develop the plan for their
upcoming MS-150 bike event. They are also importing data on local ARES®
personnel and resources into Depiction® for future events and
activations.</div>
<div class="default">Depiction® can also be used for drafting your
own personal emergency plans at home. For more information: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.depiction.com/">Depiction</a>. Information
specifically for radio amateurs can be found <a target="_blank" href="http://www.depiction.com/amateurradio">here</a>. -- Journal of the North East
Florida D-STAR Repeater System, <a target="_blank" href="http://nefl-dstar.com/blog/">NE-FL D-STAR System</a><a name="toc05"></a></div>
<div class="itemTitle">Letters</div>
<div class="subhead">Bike MS-150 Support</div>
<div class="default">I read with interest your description of the support for the MS-150 in
your July issue of the ARES® E-Letter. In Arizona, we have been
supporting the MS-150 (now called Bike MS) for over 20 years. In years past, it
wasn't uncommon to have 80-100 hams on a linked repeater net stretching from
Phoenix to the Colorado River (~150 miles with 4-5 linked repeaters). The
current event still spans 100+ miles, but is in a large loop. You are
correct: It is a significant effort to adequately support this ride, and as a
result, many changes were implemented locally.</div>
<div class="default">In an
effort to bridge all area clubs, a new organization was formed: the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mcecg.net/">Maricopa County Emergency
Communications Group</a>. This group's purpose was to include all clubs and provide
a place for service-minded hams to come and exercise their need to use
their radios for the good of the community.</div>
<div class="default">Second, it led
to the creation of an acclaimed training program, which has drawn
participants from the entire state and even Canada. The training class is offered
annually. The class materials include a 50-page public service manual, as
well as copies of the multiple PowerPoint slide decks. Students receive all
written materials, but are required to bring a VHF hand-held for a hands-on
learning experience. The experience is enhanced by role-playing, a scripted
but interactive training net, group problem solving and traditional
lectures.</div>
<div class="default">Event Coordinators create events on the Web site
with a brief description of the event, the number of hams needed, and when the
event goes "live" about 60 days in advance, registered hams can sign up to
work the event(s). The Web site will stop accepting volunteers when the
limit is reached, and should someone cancel, it will reopen automatically.</div>
<div class="default">The MCECG has more than 500 members with 350 who have
worked an event in the last two years. One to two hams are registered per
month, and we support more than two dozen events each season. New hams are also
encouraged to participate in the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.aen-mar.org/">Arizona Emergency Net-Maricopa</a> where they can hone their
communications skills.</div>
<div class="default">We support Runs, Walks, Bike
Rides, Marathons, Triathlons, Mountain Bike Races, and, of course, disasters
and emergencies. Our group has supported events in the Greater Phoenix area,
Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Mexico in the last decade. MCECG
has developed a proficient group of hams who are more than communicators. The
MS-150 is a good example: Hams are on their committees, run event
logistics from start to finish including directing sag, supply and re-supply
operations, and act as advisers to the event committee. We have been credited
with saving life when a serious accident occurred: We were the first on the
scene to report and support the rescue operation (including a helicopter
landing zone, and managing both ends of the traffic detour). MCECG is a
tremendous tool for developing communicators who can be used in times of
disaster.-- Rick Aldom, W7STS, ARRL Section Emergency Coordinator, Arizona<br>
<a target="_blank" href="http://webmail.cfl.rr.com/do/redirect?url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.az-arrl.org%252Fsecure">https://www.az-arrl.org/secure</a>; <a target="_blank" href="http://webmail.cfl.rr.com/do/redirect?url=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.mcecg.net">http://www.mcecg.net</a>; <a target="_blank" href="http://webmail.cfl.rr.com/do/redirect?url=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.aen-mar.org">http://www.aen-mar.org</a>; <a target="_blank" href="http://webmail.cfl.rr.com/do/redirect?url=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.linkedin.com%252Fin%252Frickaldom">http://www.linkedin.com/in/rickaldom</a></div>
<div class="subhead">Amateur Radio Resource Typing</div>
<div class="default">Several
times in the past you have placed information in your E-Letter about Amateur
Radio Resource Typing from me. The <a target="_blank" href="http://garlandr.s412.sureserver.com/CRF%20Info/CRF%20Guide-Rev%20G1.pdf">Communications Resource Functions Guide</a> has been updated. Additions include Basic
and Specialty groupings. The Specialty group has replaced Digital functions.
The CRF-DH has been updated to enhance the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.winlink.org/">Winlink</a> modes and to make it more user friendly
for <a target="_blank" href="http://www.netcom.army.mil/mars/links.aspx">MARS</a>. The introduction has been rewritten as well and a distinction
for Type I and Type II is made. All of this information is located at the
following: <a target="_blank" href="http://garlandr.s412.sureserver.com/CRF%20Info/CRF%20resource%20data.html">Resource Typing</a>.</div>
<div class="default">Since over the last few years a number of groups across the country have
used this concept or a modification of it, I would like to hear from these
groups and hopefully add links to them for mutual aid resources. - <a href="mailto:n5tim@arrl.net">John Galvin, N5TIM</a>, ARRL
Official Emergency Station, Dallas, Texas ARES/RACES</div>
<div class="subhead">Disaster Prep and Planning</div>
<div class="default">I am not yet a member of ARES®, but your newsletter articles gave me valuable information and
helped me plan for Hurricane Ike, so I wanted to share some adjustments I have
made for my home. Since I have a swimming pool in my yard, I don't store as
much water in bottles. Instead I keep cheese cloth and pool shock on hand
to filter and sterilize the water after a storm.</div>
<div class="default">My
gasoline storage is in several small cans and both vehicles. I fill them and
add stabilizer to each before a storm. Fuel stabilizer is inexpensive and
will keep the fuel usable for 3-4 months in the Texas heat. </div>
<div class="default">I keep a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bsahandbook.org/">Boy
Scout Handbook</a> or field book in my emergency box. It is one of the best
compilations of survival information. I also keep several 12-hour glow
sticks - but change them out every year. These can provide enough light to
navigate a dark room or even operate a station at night. -- Ralph E. Phillips,
P.E., KE5HDF, Mustang Engineering </div>
<div class="subhead">More on Planning</div>
<div class="default">In your discussions of personal disaster planning you
forgot to mention a large first aid kit, aspirin or Tylenol and other meds,
and maybe an old set of eyeglasses. I'm going to buy a box of trash bags
today, as recommended by Mr. Kountz, KE6GFF/T6EE, in your last issue. That was
a great idea! -- Mike Jones, KD8DLD, Michigan<a name="toc06"></a></div>
<div class="itemTitle">EmComm East, September 18: Rochester, New York</div>
<div class="default">The third annual <i>EmComm East</i> emergency communications
conference is an ARRL-sanctioned Amateur Radio event where operators can
attend training sessions on technical topics, learn from served agencies,
obtain VE testing for license upgrades, and interact with other operators
from all over the country. It will be held on September 18, 2010, at St. John
Fisher College, Rochester, New York, from 8 AM to 5 PM.</div>
<div class="default">The featured speaker this year will be Steve Ewald, WV1X, supervisor of
the ARRL Field Organization Team at ARRL Headquarters. Ewald is the lead
staff liaison to ARRL Section Managers and ARRL Field Organization appointees.
He edits the Public Service column in <i>QST</i> and helps support the ARRL
efforts in emergency and public service communications.</div>
<div class="default">Register on-line at the event Web site <a target="_blank" href="http://www.emcommeast.org/">EmComm East</a>. A $30 registration fee provides for
continental breakfast and lunch. See you in September!<a name="toc07"></a></div>
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<div class="itemTitle">Bike MS-150 Northeast Florida:
October 2-3, 2010</div>
<div class="default">The MS-150 Bike Tour - Florida will
take place October 2 and 3, 2010. This two-day event will cover three
counties and involve many Amateur Radio operators from various regional groups.
See the event's <a target="_blank" href="http://bikefln.nationalmssociety.org/site/PageServer?pagename=BIKE_FLN_Details">MS-150 Northeast Florida
Web site</a>.</div>
<div class="default">The MS-150 organizers are partnering
with northeast Florida amateurs this year. Doug Carter, N4FPS, DEC Crown
District ARES® and Mike Lee, WB6RTH, DEC East Coast District ARES® are
teaming their two districts to form a unique communications structure for
the entire MS-150 event. There will be a seamless communications network
that involves two repeaters, one central command, one sweep vehicle, several
SAG vehicles and multiple rest stop stations.</div>
<div class="default">The
planning has already begun. Participating radio amateurs are expected to attend
at lease one of two dry runs prior to the actual event. The communications
event will serve as the combined districts' ARES® 2010 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.arrl.org/chapter-2-simulated-emergency-test-set">Simulated Emergency Tests</a> (SET).</div>
<div class="default">The effort will be
conducted using the NIMS/ICS model. NIMS/ICS provides an ideal way to
respond to an event whether large or small and can be used by government
agencies at the federal, state, local, or tribal level, private sector entities,
and non-governmental organizations (NGO's). It also provides a means for
agencies and organizations from a variety of jurisdictions to cooperate and
work together in response to an emergency or event. Communications is a
component within the overall NIMS/ICS system. <a name="toc08"></a></div>
<div class="itemTitle">EMCOMM "Jump Team" Competition in Texas</div>
<div class="default">An "Emergency Communications Team Competition" will be held September
5, 2010, at a South Texas park to be designated before the competition to
pre-registered teams. The teams will be made up of four people each, and will
compete to see which team can set up an operational communications (Jump
Team) site and make 5 HF contacts in the least amount of time and in the
proper manner. The competition will require teams to properly:</div>
<div class="default">*Erect a six man sleeping tent and operations area (canopy) with
chairs, tables and radio gear. </div>
<div class="default">*Erect a food prep canopy
with tables, chairs, stove, cooking supplies. </div>
<div class="default">*Erect one
40 meter "Inverted V" antenna with coax back to the operations area with
proper hazard flagging. </div>
<div class="default">*Assemble one HF station
powered by deep-cycle batteries. </div>
<div class="default">*Assemble two solar panel
assemblies and charge at least one deep-cycle battery.</div>
<div class="default">*Filter ten gallons of water (as part of the setup responsibilities). </div>
<div class="default">*Cook a simple meal in the food-prep area (enough to feed
four people).</div>
<div class="default">*Make at least 5 HF contacts on 40 meters
SSB to stations outside the area with proper logging of contacts made.
(Communications will begin only after all the setups have been accomplished).</div>
<div class="default">This competition is not limited to any group or
organization. Any four operators who have at least one licensed ham (General class
or above) can compete. They will all be using the same equipment and gear
supplied by the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sanantoniohams.org/clubs/index.htm#W5BOG">Bexar Operators Group</a>.</div>
<div class="default">See <a target="_blank" href="http://www.texasmars.com/">Emergency
Communications Teams</a>. Pre-register by <a href="mailto:W2IK@ARRL.NET">e-mail</a> with a list of team members/call signs, contact e-mail and
phone number. -- Robert Hejl, W2IK, San Antonio, Texas [see W2IK's QRZ.com
bio for his interesting background and work -- ed.]<a name="toc09"></a></div>
<div class="itemTitle">Hernando County, Florida: EmComm Training Class a
Success</div>
<div class="default">The first training class for Hernando
County (Florida) operators in emergency communications since 2005 was held July
26, as reported in the last issue. It turned out to be a fine first step
towards reintroducing emcomm skills to local radio amateurs as well as
others from surrounding areas. A total of fifteen people participated,
representing regional ARES® and CERT organizations, and included leaders Jerry
Dixon, WA6QFC, West Coast DEC and Gerry Brummer, W4GKB, the chairman and
deputy director of Citrus County <a target="_blank" href="http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/">CERT</a>.</div>
<div class="default">Ron Wright, N9EE, led the
class in message handling, with emphasis on regular and "booked" messages.
Wright displayed and explained his go-kit used for deployment to a
shelter, including a well-designed take-apart mast and emergency J-pole antenna
made from 300 ohm "flat lead" wire.</div>
<div class="default">Hernando County EC
Alan McGrew, KC4MTS, followed up with information on <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fema.gov/pdf/nims/NIMS_basic_incident_command_system.pdf">NIMS</a> courses. The Hernando County EOC managers are encouraging radio
amateurs to hold NIMS and ICS course certifications.</div>
<div class="default">Also
discussed was the use of the new <a target="_blank" href="http://esi911.com/esi/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=30">WebEOC</a>® systems at the EOCs of both Citrus and Hernando counties.
Future training on the WebEOC® system is to be held for radio amateurs
volunteering at the EOCs.</div>
<div class="default">A new Neighborhood Ham Watch
program is in development for the Northern Florida ARRL Section. This
program is designed to provide a communications link between individuals and
emergency services when phone service is unavailable in a neighborhood.
Coordinator <a href="mailto:kg4qcd@arrl.net">Andy Gausz,
KG4QCD</a> developed a brochure to explain the program for both radio amateurs
and the community at large. -- <a href="mailto::%20kc4mts@bellsouth.net">Alan McGrew, KC4MTS,</a> Emergency Coordinator, Hernando
County, Florida<a name="toc10"></a></div>
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<div class="itemTitle">NIMS Compliance for Nebraska Responders</div>
<div class="default"><a target="_blank" href="http://training.fema.gov/is/crslist.asp">FEMA Independent
Study</a> courses are now requirements for first responders assisting any
agency in Nebraska during a disaster. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/">NIMS</a> compliance is required in the state to
ensure that emergency response personnel and other partners are working
from one protocol by meeting certain guidelines in planning, exercises, and
training. NIMS compliance is also a requirement for eligibility for federal
grant dollars to the county and all its response agencies as a whole.</div>
<div class="default">An additional training requirement has been issued for local
responders for FY 2010: This requires all responders who have previously
taken the first <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/IncidentCommandSystem.shtm#item1">ICS</a> courses of IS100 and IS700 to
also complete on-line courses for IS701.a, IS702., IS703.a, IS704. This
means that anyone who took any ICS course before now has to take these four
courses. Click the links to see the courses on the FEMA Independent Study
page:</div>
<div class="default"><a target="_blank" href="http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/is701a.asp">http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/is701a.asp</a></div>
<div class="default"><a target="_blank" href="http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is702.asp">http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is702.asp</a></div>
<div class="default"><a target="_blank" href="http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/IS703a.asp">http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/IS703a.asp</a></div>
<div class="default"><a target="_blank" href="http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS704.asp">http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS704.asp</a></div>
<div class="default">Estimates of the time required per course is between two to three
hours. However, it is my experience that most students can review the material
and take the on-line exam much quicker than the estimates. - Roger Hammond,
KCØMWM, <i>The Printed Circuit</i>, June 2010 issue<a name="toc11"></a></div>
<div class="itemTitle">Tip: D-RATS Looks Good for ARES
Applications</div>
<div class="default"><a target="_blank" href="http://d-rats.danplanet.com/">D-RATS</a> is a file and messaging platform for D-STAR with ARES® applications for operations and planning. According to its Web
site, features include instant-messaging style chat; multiple automatic
messages at varying schedules, containing static or dynamic content; File
Transfers; Online/offline status notifications; multi-platforms Linux/UNIX,
Windows, and MacOSX; Canned messages; Chat logging; Tabbed chat interface to
filter traffic based on a search string; Structured data (i.e. Forms)
transmission with multiple form templates, graphical editor, and HTML exporting
Form-to-e-mail gateway support for providing e-mail access to distant stations;
Winlink2000 gateway; Automatic message forwarding; Arbitrary TCP forwarding
over the RF channel; support for using a TNC or a network connection
instead of a D-STAR radio; GPS position tracking, distance/direction
calculation, static beacon support, and integrated <a target="_blank" href="http://d-rats.danplanet.com/documentation/4/17-map-viewer">map viewer</a> with
offline caching; and a Network-linkable repeater/proxy co-application. Worth
checking out! - K1CE<a name="toc12"></a></div>
<div class="itemTitle">K1CE For
a Final</div>
<div class="default">A recent issue of the ARES E-Letter
contained an item on regulatory aspects of emergency communications in the wake
of the Haitian earthquake, and unfortunately it has been misinterpreted to
be critical of all of the work done by radio amateurs involved in
difficult relief missions. It was published out of context and that is my fault as
editor: It was a response to the narrow scope of an e-mail inquiry I
received. It absolutely was not a reflection nor condemnation of the University
of Miami/Project Medishare Ham Radio Mission, which I very proudly covered
in an earlier issue that contained the excellent article by Mr. Jack
Satterfield, W4GRJ. I apologize for my error.</div>
<div class="default">______</div>
<div class="default">ARES is 75 years old next month! I am proud of being associated
with the program that has rendered so much assistance to the victims of
disaster for so many years. It has also been a privilege to work with so many
of you over those years who are some of the finest people I have ever
known. You should be proud, too. See you next month! - 73, Rick K1CE</div>
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