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ACTIVITY WHILE SEVERAL US STATIONS OPERATED REMOTELY VIA FT8.  THEY ARE
USING A SATELLITE CONNECTION FOR THE REMOTE US STATIONS, AND THE DELAY IS
ABOUT 3 TO 4 SECONDS TOO LONG OF A DELAY TO OPERATE CW OR SSB, SO THEY WILL
OPT FOR FT8.  DURING ONE OF THEIR INTERVIEWS, THEY MENTIONED PLANS TO STOP
AT DUCIE ISLAND, COOK ISLANDS, AMERICAN SAMOA, AND SOME RARE ONES NEARBY.
WATCH YOUR FAVORITE DX OUTLET FOR MORE DETAILS AS THE TIME FOR EXPECTED
OPERATIONS APPROACHES.  FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE RIBS, VISIT WWW
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