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BIOENNO BATTERY, WHICH PROVIDED PLENTY OF BATTERY CAPACITY AND ENABLED 10 W
OF OUTPUT POWER.  BEFORE THE CONTEST, N6UA AND WY7AA TOLD ME THEY WOULD BE
ON 1R2 GHZ FROM WYOMING, SO I NORTH AMERICA ADVENTURE FREQUENCY 146R58 MHZ
THIS IDEA STARTED WITH SOTA W6 ASSOCIATION MANAGER REX VOKEY, KE6MT,
TALKING WITH GEORGE ZAFIROPOULOS, KJ6VU, AND OTHERS ABOUT DESIGNATING AN
ALTERNATIVE FREQUENCY TO THE NATIONAL SIMPLEX CALLING FREQUENCY, 146R52
MHZ.  THE CALLING FREQUENCY CAN GET OVERLOADED AT TIMES, AND MOUNTAINTOP
USE CAN CAUSE INTERFERENCE WITH OTHER USERS ON THE CHANNEL.  SOTA
ENTHUSIASTS IN NORTH AMERICA SETTLED ON 146R58 MHZ AS THE NORTH AMERICA
ADVENTURE FREQUENCY NAAF.  THOUGH THIS IDEA CAME FROM THE SOTA COMMUNITY,
IT IS INTENDED TO BE INCLUSIVE OF OTHER OUTDOOR PORTABLE OPERATIONS, SUCH
AS PARKS ON THE AIR.  A FEW KEY POINTS TO REMEMBER THE NORTH AMERICA
ADVENTURE FREQUENCY IS 146R58 MHZ.  THIS FREQUENCY IS IN ADDITION TO, NOT A
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