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CN76 GRID EXPEDITION BY BARRY HANSEN, K7BWH A GOAL OF K7BWHS TRIP TO CN76
SEE FIGURE 1 WAS TO WORK LLOYD, N9LB, IN WISCONSIN ON 6 METERS FOR HIS LAST
FFMA GRID.  HE SAID, ON APRIL 16 TO 20, I CAMPED IN CN76 AT GRAYLAND BEACH
STATE PARK WITH A FIVE ELEMENT YAGI AND 1 KW.  ITS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE FULL
OF MOSS AND STUNTED COASTAL TREES BY AN EXPANSIVE, SANDY BEACH.  THE PLAN
WAS TO MAKE A CONTACT VIA EME, AND THE BACKUP PLAN WAS E SKIP.  IN
WISCONSIN, LLOYD WAS GOING TO REMOTELY OPERATE THE STATION OF JOHN, W9JN,
NEARBY.  AT MY END, IVE MADE SUBSTANTIAL STATION IMPROVEMENTS SINCE WE LAST
ATTEMPTED THIS CONTACT IN SEPTEMBER I ADDED A PREAMP, NEW BATTERIES TO
DIRECTLY POWER MY RADIOS AND SOLID STATE AMPLIFIER, A NEW SHACK ELECTRICAL
SYSTEM INSIDE THE VAN, ELIMINATED ALL INVERTERS TO LOWER MY NOISE FLOOR,
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