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   simple since the first year: getting hams to meet new people and work   
   repeaters they don't ordinarily make use of. Quentin said it is also a   
   great way to introduce ham radio contesting to those operators who use   
   repeaters. Unlike the roundabouts of the two previous years, which   
   counted contacts made on Echolink, IRLP, Allstar, DMR and D-STAR, this   
   year's event was FM-only. To help everyone prepare and learn to   
   practice programming their rigs with the repeaters' frequencies,   
   Quentin said participants were provided with a CHIRP file.   
      
   Both Quentin and co-organizer Matt, KI6KTE could readily see that even   
   before all the logs were submitted, there was one early -- and   
   immediate - measure of the roundabout's success: Quentin told Newsline   
   [quote] "This year, a new ham made his very first contact during the   
   event." [endquote]   
      
   That turned this particular roundabout.....into a Winner's Circle.   
      
   This is George Zafiropoulos KJ6VU.   
      
   (QUENTIN, K7DRQ)   
      
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