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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle15><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt'>I haven’t been to a Hamfest since Dayton about ten years ago. I came
very close to going to Huntsville this year and now regret missing it. I’ll be
there next year. Good Lord willing and the Chattahoochee don’t rise. I haven’t
seen this in a long time but we used to have CW copying contests from contest/DX
pile up tapes. Since a major thrust next year will be contesting and recruiting,
why not have a CW copying contest open to and in the public arena instead of
rat holed in some dark, quiet corner for club members. Remember the CW verses
text message contest on the Jay Leno show? The ambient noise should add to the excitement
and make it more realistic. We need to have some background sound playing
around the booth, suite or whatever of some good contest/DX pileups. Excite all
of the senses.<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></span></p>
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>AUTOTEXTLIST \s "E-mail
Signature" <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->From
the pit of the "Peach State"<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>James Lee
Weaver<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>wi4r@comcast.net<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="http://home.comcast.net/~wi4r"><span
style='mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>http://home.comcast.net/~wi4r/</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
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