ARRL Ten Meter Contest next weekend
The annual Ten Meter Contest takes place next weekend. We’re experiencing great conditions on ten and hope that holds for the contest.
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I’ll be working with The Tualatin Valley Contesters (W7TVC) from the QTH of Carl WS7L in Hillsboro. We’ll have Elecraft K4D with power.
I talked with Ken K6LA. He’s planning to operate as VY2TT remotely from Los Angeles. It’s his first attempt at remote. I am one of the influencers that started his remote planning. ?I hope we hear him on Ten.
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Ev
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Ev, the problem is when one brings in some equipment (the K2 as example) and does not depart with that same equipment ?I hand it over to Joe). Did I sell it in Canada? Did Joe buy it in there? At the very least it would likely cause one, or both, of us to spend some quality time with the CBP folks and maybe the fine Canadian folks as well.
Tariffs just bring heightened scrutiny to the process.
And yes, I’ve used that form (or some version thereof) several times in the past when crossing with a load of camera gear.
Mac
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On Dec 5, 2024, at 10:46?AM, W6ABM via groups.io <arsw6abm@...> wrote:
I don't think crossing and re-crossing the border will be an issue.? However, you can stop at the US station at the border and declare the equipment (they'll write down the serial numbers on a form, so take the gear in with you).? When you return the US folks will recognize the form and it's no issue.? I didn't do any of this last trip.? I think cameras and computers would be involved too.
Tourism equals US $.? I don't think any tariff games will cause Canadians to create "open season" on tourists.? Our new president will have been in office six months so any transition noise will be done.
The last time I told the Canada side I was going to PEI for my hobby, Amateur Radio, and they didn't seem to know what I was talking about.? Next trip I'll just say "pleasure and lobster."
You can download the Arrive Canada App on your phone (also sign up on computer and complete basic information). Then, complete your filing within 72 hours of your border crossing.?? Tks for Thanksgiving wishes. Hope everyone had a good time dissecting a turkey or other fowl, or some variety of land-beast at the table. Just think, if Benjamin Franklin had gotten his way we (in the US) would have been dining on the National Bird! (eagles, bald or otherwise, ?would still be in short supply.)
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Ev, deposit check "should" get into today's mail, barring other obligations handed down by Lynn.
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News of the moment/day/week/whatever: A new shoulder gets installed on February 13th. My valentine to myself? 2 weeks mostly immobile right arm followed by another 4 weeks of graduating levels of pain induced by the PT folks. Then just the "normal" progression of exercises so I should be fairly chipper and raring-to-go by July.
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Still mostly antenna-less here, just a "random" wire out my office window that is probably on a par with the AX-1. Got to change that as soon as the temp's get back into the 40's (?F) now that the leaves are off the trees and on the ground. I have a vertical to put up too once the leaf-litter is out of the way so I can put out a few radials.
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Joe, I'll be boxing up the K2 to send back to you shortly. Without the internal ATU it just isn't viable for me and my "normal" antenna situation both here and in the field. I'd bring it up to PE but with tariffs with Canada a possibility from our "controller-elect" and his minions, the border situation involving "goods" may get sticky to say the least. Bringing something "in" and not taking the same thing "out" again may cause problems involving lots of paperwork and/or $$. Oh well, always something to entertain us and make for good story-telling later on.
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72/73,
Mac/WT4BT
-- Everett Curry W6ABM
"A" Sorter - Sixth District QSL Bureau
Former Section Manager/Oregon
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio?
Phone: (503) 522-7142 Email: ? w6abm@...__________________ Think about this:
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US Customs Declaration Equipment Going out and Coming Back
This is the form. It can be filled prior to leaving, they will affirm your information and stamp/sign it.
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Ev W6ABM
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I don't think crossing and re-crossing the border will be an issue.? However, you can stop at the US station at the border and declare the equipment (they'll write down the serial numbers on a form, so take the gear in with you).? When you return the US folks will recognize the form and it's no issue.? I didn't do any of this last trip.? I think cameras and computers would be involved too.
Tourism equals US $.? I don't think any tariff games will cause Canadians to create "open season" on tourists.? Our new president will have been in office six months so any transition noise will be done.
The last time I told the Canada side I was going to PEI for my hobby, Amateur Radio, and they didn't seem to know what I was talking about.? Next trip I'll just say "pleasure and lobster."
You can download the Arrive Canada App on your phone (also sign up on computer and complete basic information). Then, complete your filing within 72 hours of your border crossing.??
Tks for Thanksgiving wishes. Hope everyone had a good time dissecting a turkey or other fowl, or some variety of land-beast at the table. Just think, if Benjamin Franklin had gotten his way we (in the US) would have been dining on the National Bird! (eagles, bald or otherwise, ?would still be in short supply.)
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Ev, deposit check "should" get into today's mail, barring other obligations handed down by Lynn.
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News of the moment/day/week/whatever: A new shoulder gets installed on February 13th. My valentine to myself? 2 weeks mostly immobile right arm followed by another 4 weeks of graduating levels of pain induced by the PT folks. Then just the "normal" progression of exercises so I should be fairly chipper and raring-to-go by July.
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Still mostly antenna-less here, just a "random" wire out my office window that is probably on a par with the AX-1. Got to change that as soon as the temp's get back into the 40's (?F) now that the leaves are off the trees and on the ground. I have a vertical to put up too once the leaf-litter is out of the way so I can put out a few radials.
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Joe, I'll be boxing up the K2 to send back to you shortly. Without the internal ATU it just isn't viable for me and my "normal" antenna situation both here and in the field. I'd bring it up to PE but with tariffs with Canada a possibility from our "controller-elect" and his minions, the border situation involving "goods" may get sticky to say the least. Bringing something "in" and not taking the same thing "out" again may cause problems involving lots of paperwork and/or $$. Oh well, always something to entertain us and make for good story-telling later on.
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72/73,
Mac/WT4BT
-- Everett Curry W6ABM
"A" Sorter - Sixth District QSL Bureau
Former Section Manager/Oregon
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio?
Phone: (503) 522-7142 Email: ? w6abm@...__________________ Think about this:
63.74% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
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Tks for Thanksgiving wishes. Hope everyone had a good time dissecting a turkey or other fowl, or some variety of land-beast at the table. Just think, if Benjamin Franklin had gotten his way we (in the US) would have been dining on the National Bird! (eagles, bald or otherwise, ?would still be in short supply.)
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Ev, deposit check "should" get into today's mail, barring other obligations handed down by Lynn.
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News of the moment/day/week/whatever: A new shoulder gets installed on February 13th. My valentine to myself? 2 weeks mostly immobile right arm followed by another 4 weeks of graduating levels of pain induced by the PT folks. Then just the "normal" progression of exercises so I should be fairly chipper and raring-to-go by July.
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Still mostly antenna-less here, just a "random" wire out my office window that is probably on a par with the AX-1. Got to change that as soon as the temp's get back into the 40's (?F) now that the leaves are off the trees and on the ground. I have a vertical to put up too once the leaf-litter is out of the way so I can put out a few radials.
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Joe, I'll be boxing up the K2 to send back to you shortly. Without the internal ATU it just isn't viable for me and my "normal" antenna situation both here and in the field. I'd bring it up to PE but with tariffs with Canada a possibility from our "controller-elect" and his minions, the border situation involving "goods" may get sticky to say the least. Bringing something "in" and not taking the same thing "out" again may cause problems involving lots of paperwork and/or $$. Oh well, always something to entertain us and make for good story-telling later on.
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72/73,
Mac/WT4BT
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237 days until…
I hope you and yours have a great Thanksgiving…you included, Peter.
Ev W6ABM Everett Curry W6ABM
"A" Sorter - Sixth District QSL Bureau
Former Section Manager/Oregon
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio?
Phone: (503) 522-7142 Email: ? w6abm@...__________________ Think about this:
63.74% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
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[PEI 2025] Six Meter Beam
From Ken RE: Six Meter Beam:
6 M yagi working and resonant at 50 mhz. SWR jumps up above 52 mhz. Took a while to get it working as the coax jumper between the ground bus and the antenna switch turned out to be bad.
73, Ken, K6LA / VY2TT Everett Curry W6ABM
"A" Sorter - Sixth District QSL Bureau
Former Section Manager/Oregon
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio?
Phone: (503) 522-7142 Email: ? w6abm@...__________________ Think about this:
63.74% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
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I like this one: -Two, or more, operators using their own callsigns as Single Operator with their chosen power output and time (24 or 12 hours) and work up a band-and-times plan?
We won’t use VY2TT unless Ken asks us to…ie to keep it active in the IOTA.? Besides, I like the idea of W6ABM/VY2 being in that contest from PEI.
Room in the rabbit hole for more than one (;-) Everett Curry W6ABM
"A" Sorter - Sixth District QSL Bureau
Former Section Manager/Oregon
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio?
Phone: (503) 522-7142 Email: ? w6abm@...__________________ Think about this:
63.74% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
Went down the rabbit-hole and here are some items to ponder upon (no rush on these as we have some months to get squared away):
2024 had NO operations on PE.
2023 had three Single Operator operations (there were no Multi-single or Multi-two entries):? VY2TT (K6LA) winning the, HP, Unassisted, Mixed Mode category with 2405 Q’s VY2OX 51st place, HP, Unassisted, CW-only with 373 Q’s VY2/W4JKL (now SK), 370th Place, LP, Unassisted, Mixed Mode with 4 Q’s
No QRP operations found from PE.
Now on to the questions: -How much effort would any of us want to expend? -Full 24 hours from the Lodge at high power? -Multi-2 (2 radios can CQ) , Multi-1 (only 1 radio can CQ, other radio for multipliers only) or Single Op? Use the VY2TT callsign? (only if we put forth a max effort, IMHO) -Two, or more, operators using their own callsigns as Single Operator with their chosen power output and time (24 or 12 hours) and work up a band-and-times plan? -Pick a park bench and operate the 12 hour category during daylight hours. For whatever on-air time one would want. Need to return to the same location, from what I can tell, for consecutive operations. I can try to get clarification on this later.
Enough of this! Got to go play with the electricity some more. Mac/WT4BT
Gentlemen
We are booked for?July 23-August 4, 2025?dates at PEI DX Lodge.? Currently, we have officially committed to three hams (Joe; Mac; Ev).?Ken understands that we will add Peter if he can join us.
Our deposit will be in Ken’s hand on December 1.
I inquired about the Six Meter beam. Ken is confirming its status for us.
The International ISLANDS IN THE AIR from PEI is in our hands for 2025.
Counting down the days…
Ev W6ABM Everett Curry W6ABM
"A" Sorter - Sixth District QSL Bureau
Former Section Manager/Oregon
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio?
Phone: (503) 522-7142 Email: ? w6abm@...__________________ Think about this:
63.74% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
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Went down the rabbit-hole and here are some items to ponder upon (no rush on these as we have some months to get squared away):
2024 had NO operations on PE.
2023 had three Single Operator operations (there were no Multi-single or Multi-two entries):? VY2TT (K6LA) winning the, HP, Unassisted, Mixed Mode category with 2405 Q’s VY2OX 51st place, HP, Unassisted, CW-only with 373 Q’s VY2/W4JKL (now SK), 370th Place, LP, Unassisted, Mixed Mode with 4 Q’s
No QRP operations found from PE.
Now on to the questions: -How much effort would any of us want to expend? -Full 24 hours from the Lodge at high power? -Multi-2 (2 radios can CQ) , Multi-1 (only 1 radio can CQ, other radio for multipliers only) or Single Op? Use the VY2TT callsign? (only if we put forth a max effort, IMHO) -Two, or more, operators using their own callsigns as Single Operator with their chosen power output and time (24 or 12 hours) and work up a band-and-times plan? -Pick a park bench and operate the 12 hour category during daylight hours. For whatever on-air time one would want. Need to return to the same location, from what I can tell, for consecutive operations. I can try to get clarification on this later.
Enough of this! Got to go play with the electricity some more. Mac/WT4BT
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On Nov 17, 2024, at 12:22?AM, W6ABM via groups.io <arsw6abm@...> wrote:
Gentlemen
We are booked for?July 23-August 4, 2025?dates at PEI DX Lodge.? Currently, we have officially committed to three hams (Joe; Mac; Ev).?Ken understands that we will add Peter if he can join us.
Our deposit will be in Ken’s hand on December 1.
I inquired about the Six Meter beam. Ken is confirming its status for us.
The International ISLANDS IN THE AIR from PEI is in our hands for 2025.
Counting down the days…
Ev W6ABM Everett Curry W6ABM
"A" Sorter - Sixth District QSL Bureau
Former Section Manager/Oregon
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio?
Phone: (503) 522-7142 Email: ? w6abm@...__________________ Think about this:
63.74% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
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248 days until PEI DXpedition
Ev W6ABM Everett Curry W6ABM
"A" Sorter - Sixth District QSL Bureau
Former Section Manager/Oregon
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio?
Phone: (503) 522-7142 Email: ? w6abm@...__________________ Think about this:
63.74% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
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Gentlemen
We are booked for?July 23-August 4, 2025?dates at PEI DX Lodge.? Currently, we have officially committed to three hams (Joe; Mac; Ev).?Ken understands that we will add Peter if he can join us.
Our deposit will be in Ken’s hand on December 1.
I inquired about the Six Meter beam. Ken is confirming its status for us.
The International ISLANDS IN THE AIR from PEI is in our hands for 2025.
Counting down the days…
Ev W6ABM Everett Curry W6ABM
"A" Sorter - Sixth District QSL Bureau
Former Section Manager/Oregon
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio?
Phone: (503) 522-7142 Email: ? w6abm@...__________________ Think about this:
63.74% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
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There = Three Everett Curry W6ABM
"A" Sorter - Sixth District QSL Bureau
Former Section Manager/Oregon
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio?
Phone: (503) 522-7142 Email: ? w6abm@...__________________ Think about this:
63.74% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
Great.
There hams plus two potentials.
Ev? Everett Curry W6ABM
"A" Sorter - Sixth District QSL Bureau
Former Section Manager/Oregon
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio?
Phone: (503) 522-7142 Email: ? w6abm@...__________________ Think about this:
63.74% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
Hi Mac/Lynne,
Glad that you're both going!
Cheers, Joe?
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message -------- Date: 11/5/24 6:08 AM (GMT-08:00) Subject: [HAM-ADVENTURERS] PE/DXLodge 2025
Very belatedly (I got badly sidetracked by life), the trek to Prince Edward for the July 23 to August 4 timeframe is a “GO” for Lynn and me. Ev, I will send you a bag of ha’pennies (or wooden nickels or other trade goods) for the deposit shortly. We will probably be extending the trip on one or both ends to ramble about, but that is yet to be planned. I would like to bash about in the Maritimes a bit more, plus we need to extend into New England to see friends and relatives. Much depends on … whatever. Mac/WT4BT
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Great.
There hams plus two potentials.
Ev? Everett Curry W6ABM
"A" Sorter - Sixth District QSL Bureau
Former Section Manager/Oregon
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio?
Phone: (503) 522-7142 Email: ? w6abm@...__________________ Think about this:
63.74% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
Hi Mac/Lynne,
Glad that you're both going!
Cheers, Joe?
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message -------- Date: 11/5/24 6:08 AM (GMT-08:00) Subject: [HAM-ADVENTURERS] PE/DXLodge 2025
Very belatedly (I got badly sidetracked by life), the trek to Prince Edward for the July 23 to August 4 timeframe is a “GO” for Lynn and me. Ev, I will send you a bag of ha’pennies (or wooden nickels or other trade goods) for the deposit shortly. We will probably be extending the trip on one or both ends to ramble about, but that is yet to be planned. I would like to bash about in the Maritimes a bit more, plus we need to extend into New England to see friends and relatives. Much depends on … whatever. Mac/WT4BT
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Hi Mac/Lynne,
Glad that you're both going!
Cheers, Joe?
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
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-------- Original message -------- From: Mac - WT4BT <wt4bt@...> Date: 11/5/24 6:08 AM (GMT-08:00) Subject: [HAM-ADVENTURERS] PE/DXLodge 2025
Very belatedly (I got badly sidetracked by life), the trek to Prince Edward for the July 23 to August 4 timeframe is a “GO” for Lynn and me. Ev, I will send you a bag of ha’pennies (or wooden nickels or other trade goods) for the deposit shortly. We will probably be extending the trip on one or both ends to ramble about, but that is yet to be planned. I would like to bash about in the Maritimes a bit more, plus we need to extend into New England to see friends and relatives. Much depends on … whatever. Mac/WT4BT
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Very belatedly (I got badly sidetracked by life), the trek to Prince Edward for the July 23 to August 4 timeframe is a “GO” for Lynn and me.
Ev, I will send you a bag of ha’pennies (or wooden nickels or other trade goods) for the deposit shortly.
We will probably be extending the trip on one or both ends to ramble about, but that is yet to be planned. I would like to bash about in the Maritimes a bit more, plus we need to extend into New England to see friends and relatives.
Much depends on … whatever.
Mac/WT4BT
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Re: REMINDER: October 30 Meeting TOMORROW
Ill be on the zoom too.
Joe N7BF
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-------- Original message -------- From: W6ABM <arsw6abm@...> Date: 10/29/24 10:06 PM (GMT-08:00) Subject: [HAM-ADVENTURERS] REMINDER: October 30 Meeting TOMORROW
We agreed to meet Wednesday, October 30th/Thursday, October 31st.
OCTOBER?ZOOM?Meeting: Wednesday, October 30, 2024 (Joe/Mac/Ev) and Thursday, October 31, 2024 (Peter)
UTC: Wednesday, 30 October at 22:00
Central Time CDT: Wednesday,?30 October?at 5:00 pm CDT
Pacific Time PDT: Wednesday, ?30 October at 3:00 pm PDT?
NZ Standard Time NZST:? Thursday,?31 October?at 11:00 am NZST ? ?
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Peter had a September time change, which I accounted for in the schedule above.
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Re: REMINDER: October 30 Meeting TOMORROW
I will be there, but may be coming to you “Live from the Road” once again. Will be returning from delivering my KPA and KAT 500’s to a new owner down the road. All barefoot, and mostly QRP, once again.
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On Oct 30, 2024, at 12:06?AM, W6ABM <arsw6abm@...> wrote:
We agreed to meet Wednesday, October 30th/Thursday, October 31st.
OCTOBER?ZOOM?Meeting: Wednesday, October 30, 2024 (Joe/Mac/Ev) and Thursday, October 31, 2024 (Peter)
UTC: Wednesday, 30 October at 22:00
Central Time CDT: Wednesday,?30 October?at 5:00 pm CDT
Pacific Time PDT: Wednesday, ?30 October at 3:00 pm PDT?
NZ Standard Time NZST:? Thursday,?31 October?at 11:00 am NZST ? ?
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Peter had a September time change, which I accounted for in the schedule above.
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REMINDER: October 30 Meeting TOMORROW
We agreed to meet Wednesday, October 30th/Thursday, October 31st.
OCTOBER?ZOOM?Meeting: Wednesday, October 30, 2024 (Joe/Mac/Ev) and Thursday, October 31, 2024 (Peter)
UTC: Wednesday, 30 October at 22:00
Central Time CDT: Wednesday,?30 October?at 5:00 pm CDT
Pacific Time PDT: Wednesday, ?30 October at 3:00 pm PDT?
NZ Standard Time NZST:? Thursday,?31 October?at 11:00 am NZST ? ?
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Peter had a September time change, which I accounted for in the schedule above.
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Re: October 30 Meeting AND CALENDAR Discussion
I hit send too early...
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I'm going on the assumption Ken WILL QUALIFY.? I think that allows us to use
the July 23-August 4, dates.
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My concern was we're needing to wait so long to make travel plans. I tend to think
longer term!? It's a strength and a weakness.
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Ev
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Re: October 30 Meeting AND CALENDAR Discussion
The original dates are:
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SET 1: ?? July 2-14, 2025
SET 2:??? July 23-August 4, 2025
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Ev
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Ev W6ABM McMinnville Oregon