Coupla things…

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On the east side there are three deadend parallel roads.? Houses are being built on the upper two.? We parked on the lowest and most east, which is gated, walked south on this road, then on the usual paths up.? Distance was 1.5 miles, and up 900 feet.? Soft wind blown sand, one hour ascent, 30 minute descent hi hi.

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Radio conditions.? Not as a result of the drop off near the antenna, rather than short deep QSB, the QSB was deep but long lasting.? Even after arriving home then listening I heard nothing from W1ND in TN for fifteen minutes, then he appeared, rose to 589, and after ten minutes faded, dropped to nil.

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On another note… t-dahhh… no, seriously… Debby and I went to a Los Lunas restaurant called Europa.? We enjoyed it very much.

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73? fred kt5x