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REPLACEMENT FOR, THE NATIONAL SIMPLEX CALLING FREQUENCY, 146R52 MHZ.  LOCAL
USAGE WILL VARY DEPENDING ON SPECIFIC NEEDS.  PROGRAM 146R58 MHZ AS THE
OTHER SIMPLEX FREQUENCY IN YOUR RADIO.  BROUGHT AN ALINCO DJ G7T HANDHELD
RADIO AND A SMALL YAGI TO SEE IF I COULD WORK THEM.  I ALSO GRABBED A
HANDHELD FOR 1R25 METERS, IN CASE ANYONE SHOWED UP ON THAT BAND.  THIS
ENTIRE STATION IS PORTABLE AND EASILY FITS INTO MY BACKPACK, ENABLING A
SHORT HIKE AWAY FROM MY VEHICLE, AS SOTA REQUIRES OPERATORS NOT TO BE NEAR
OR ATTACHED TO A VEHICLE.  LOGGING CAN BE A CHALLENGE ON A SUMMIT, SO I
KEPT IT SIMPLE AND LOGGED WITH PAPER AND PENCIL.  LATER, I ENTERED THE QSOS
INTO ELECTRONIC LOG FILES TO BE SUBMITTED FOR THE VHF CONTEST, SOTA, AND
POTA.  THE REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH OF THESE FILES ARE DIFFERENT, AND IT TOOK
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