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HEADQUARTERS.  IF THE RALLYSAFE OFFICIALS SAW A CAR CRASH OR A DRIVERS CALL
FOR HELP ON THEIR COMPUTER SCREEN, THEY WOULD INFORM PAUL TOPOLSKI, W1SEX,
THE RADIO OPERATOR STATIONED AT HEADQUARTERS.  THEN, PAUL WOULD REACH OUT
TO THE NVIS OPERATOR WHO WAS ON A DIFFERENT FREQUENCY THAN THE ONE BEING
USED AT SA AND IB.  WE RAN INTO SOME PROBLEMS.  THERE WAS AN S9 NOISE LEVEL
AT THE RALLY HEADQUARTERS, FORCING PAUL TO SWITCH TO A SOFTWARE DEFINED
RADIO NEARBY THAT WAS LISTENING ON 80 METERS.  WE ALSO BELIEVE HIGH VOLTAGE
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ELECTRICAL LINES GENERATED HARMFUL RF INTERFERENCE WITH THE NVIS ANTENNA AT
HEADQUARTERS, HINDERING COMMUNICATIONS.  MASSIVE HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL
LINES THAT PROVIDE POWER TO THE SKI LIFTS WERE LESS THAN 100 FEET FROM
WHERE WE STRUNG OUR NVIS ANTENNA.  SUMMARY NVIS WAS A HUGE SUCCESS THE
MOUNTAIN THAT PREVIOUSLY HINDERED DIRECT 2 METER VHF COMMUNICATION WAS
RENDERED MEANINGLESS.  PROFESSIONAL RACE CAR DRIVERS AND RACE OFFICIALS NOW
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