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PROVING AGAIN THAT THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL VHF ACTIVITY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
COUNTRY.  K2LNS IS RESURRECTING THE WA2FGK STATION AND MANAGED A 6TH PLACE
FINISH.  HE LOST ALL OF HIS ANTENNAS A FEW YEARS BACK, BUT IS MANAGING TO
GET THINGS RESTORED WITH A FIVE BAND EFFORT.  IN ORDER OF FINISH FOR 7TH
THROUGH 10TH PLACES WERE WB9Z, K4TO, K8TQK AND N3HBX, ALL SCORING MORE THAN
100K.  THERE WERE 23 LOG ENTRIES FOR THE SINGLE OPERATOR PORTABLE CATEGORY
THIS YEAR, DOWN FROM LAST YEARS 39 SUBMISSIONS.  COULD THE WEATHER HAVE
BEEN A FACTOR OR WERE THE SCORES SO MUCH LOWER THAT SOME OPERATORS DECIDED
TO FORGO LOG SUBMISSIONS?  LAST YEARS HIGH SCORER KA1LMR REPEATED HONORS IN
1ST PLACE WITH BANDS THROUGH 3456 MHZ, BUT WITH 63K, HE HAD ABOUT HALF OF
HIS 2006 SCORE.  IN THIS CATEGORY ALSO WE FOUND THAT 6 OF THE TOP 10
SCORERS MADE MULTI YEAR APPEARANCES IN THE TOP 10 BOX.  KG4LEV TOOK SECOND
PLACE WITH A 5 BAND EFFORT FROM NORTH CAROLINA.  HIS SCORE WAS 19K, AN
IMPROVEMENT OVER HIS LAST YEARS 16K EFFORT.  IN 3RD PLACE, W4RXR HAD A 12K
RESULT AS A FRESH CALL APPEARING IN THE TOP 10 SOP CATEGORY THIS YEAR.
W1JHR HAD AN 8 BAND PORTABLE STATION THAT SCORED 11K FROM THE MOUNTAINS OF
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472 KS KD5ASV 156 2 1 462 NTX KT4OO 175 2 2 454 SC NY0O 19 5 1 440 IA
KC4ONA 88 2 1 438 NFL VE3VID 117 2 1 434 ON KA8CLN 74 2 1 432 MI N9BT 26 5
1 410 IL W0TDH 102 2 1 404 NC VE1SD 125 2 1 400 MAR AE1P 50 5 1 400 NH K4NI
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