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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">The 6<sup>th</sup> annual attempt to do APRS contacts along the 2000 mile path along the Appalachians using 14 hops will be Saturday 18 July. Last year was the first end-to-end success. This year we plan a repeat plus DX branches off to other “trails” and into Canada are welcome.</span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">But we have gaps so far in Commitments to the 14 main-line stations:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">AL. Huntsville - ?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">TN. Lookout Mtn - ?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">GA. </span>Springer - Glenn, N4AZR</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">TN. </span>Clingman’s Dome - Larry, K4AEC</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">NC. </span>Roan Mtn - Dave, K4KWL</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">VA. </span>Comers Rock - Zack, KJ4LQP + VTARA</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">VA. </span>AO Mtn - ?</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">VA. </span>VA Mtn - ?</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">MD. </span>MD Mtns – Mike George</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">PA. </span>GD Hill – Bob, WB4APR</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">PA. </span>Camelback - ?</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">NY. </span>Sam’s Pt - ?</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">MA. </span>Greylock - WECA, WA1PLE</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">MA. </span>Equinox - ?</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">VT. </span>Mt-Wash - John, NT1I</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">ME. </span>Sugarloaf - John, WA1KLI</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">ME. </span>Katahden - ?<span style="color:#1f497d"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">We do –not- generally encourage other local nodes as they QRM the DX packets which are vulnerable enough as it is. But we will consider branches going off at least 100 miles or to exciting places.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">See the web page: <a href="http://aprs.org/at-golden-packet.html">http://aprs.org/at-golden-packet.html</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Further we would like to ecnourage other groups across the USA to try to activate any of the other 50,000 linear miles of hiking trails in the USA such as the Pacific Coast Trail, and Intercontinental trails, or Lewis-and-Clark trail, Pony Express?, First Telegraph route to Calif, etc?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Also don’t forget the same date/time is Scouting’s Operation On-Target where scouts and hams take to the mountain tops to try to make contact with signal mirrors. Team up with a group and show off ham radio.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Bob, WB4APR</span></p></div></div></div></body></html>