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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>And wouldn’t you know it, I
have some power pole somewhere shrinking when it gets dry and causes something
to get loose and arc. I can hear it and see it when it happens but I haven’t
found it yet,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Jeff Hoke called this morning but the
noise had gone away because of the wet weather. The noise, when it’s
there, pretty much wipes out 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 but we’ll find it
sooner or later.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>I did, finally, work <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Alaska</st1:place></st1:State> (Fairbanks KL7LF )the other day
on 20M. That was DX to me on my 15’ high horizontal loop.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<P><FONT face="Franklin Gothic Medium" size=2>Dave Barber<BR><EM>Maintenance/Engineering Manager</EM><BR>Data Processing Division<BR>1111 Gillingham Lane<BR>Sugar Land,
TX 77478<BR>281.275.7538 d<BR>281.433.0856
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
bvarc-bounces@bvarc.org [mailto:bvarc-bounces@bvarc.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Allen R. Brier<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, February 26, 2010
10:35 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> tdxs-list@tdxs.net;
clarc@clarc.org; nars@mailman.qth.net; 'BVARC Reflector';
ak-contesters@googlegroups.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [BVARC] FW: DX Italia 374</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Conditions on 15 and 12 meters have been
tremendous lately! I’ve had many EU runs on 15 and 17 with the increased
solar activity. I’ve noticed that two years ago I was running EU on 20,
last year on 17, this year on 15. Hopefully, next year it will be 12 meters. I
have worked about 40 new countries on 12 meters in the last week or so.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Have fun with the improved conditions!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>Allen Brier N5XZ / KL5DX</span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'> <br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>1515 <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">Windloch
Lane</st1:Street><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span TimesNewRoman??=""><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <br>
</span></font></span><st1:City w:st="on">Richmond</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">TX</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">77406-2533</st1:PostalCode></st1:address></span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'> <br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>281-342-1882</span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'> <br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>713-705-4801 (Cell)</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'> <br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>n5xz@arrl.net</span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> MarioI2MQP
[mailto:marioi2mqp@alice.it] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, <st1:date ls="trans"
Month="2" Day="26" Year="2010" w:st="on">February 26, 2010</st1:date> <st1:time
Hour="9" Minute="59" w:st="on">9:59 AM</st1:time><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> I2MQP<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> DX Italia 374</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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