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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Planning is beginning for this year’s annual APRS Golden Packet event and Scouting’s Operation On-Target events.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">See <a href="http://aprs.org/at-golden-packet.html">http://aprs.org/at-golden-packet.html</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">With the 2000 mile Golden Packet success from Maine to Georgia last year(finally), we hope to encourage more APRS operators to get out there this year and put your hill top/mountain top/linear trail on the map this year. It takes 14 hops along the Appalachians, but should take less along the Western mountains so maybe this year is the year the Pacific and Mountain guys get organized.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Out West, with their 14,000’ mountains there is lots of ham activity in support of Scoutings Operation On-Target, but so far little use of APRS in supporting that event. Similarly, back East, we man 14 mountain tops with APRS Golden Packet hams, but have seen no On-Target Scouting activity.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Anyway, it is a great opportunity to get out of the shack and have some excitement outdoors. See the above web page and see if you can organize something in your area.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Bob Bruninga, WB4APR</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>