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ARLX033 New 144 MHz record
 
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Special Bulletin 33  ARLX033
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  December 12, 1994
To all radio amateurs 
 
SB SPCL ARL ARLX033
ARLX033 New 144 MHz record
 
A new tropospheric ducting, continental distance record has been
reported on the 144 MHz amateur band. On November 5, Rene Shaw,
WB4MJE, of Big Pine Key, Florida, and Serge Szpilfogel, VE1KG, of
Halifax, Nova Scotia, worked over a 1687 mile path.
 
The previous record was 1468 miles, set by K5WXZ and K1RJH, and had
stood since October, 1968.
 
WB4MJE is crucially located for this work at the southern tip of the
Florida Keys.
 
This information comes from Al Ward, WB5LUA, who maintains VHF and
UHF North American distance record information for QST's ''World
Above 50 MHz'' column.  Records on bands from 144 MHz to 678 THz are
published in April QST each year.
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