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NETWORK IS HIGHLY FROWNED UPON IN CONTESTING.  YOU MUST WAIT TO BE SPOTTED
BY SOMEONE ELSE.  HOWEVER, IT IS OKAY TO INCLUDE YOUR LOCATION IN YOUR CQ
MESSAGE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU WILL BE CHANGING COUNTIES DURING THE CONTEST.
THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT LETS STATIONS KNOW THEY CAN WORK YOU AGAIN IN
A NEW COUNTY.  IT WILL ALSO BE PICKED UP BY THE REVERSE BEACON NETWORK,
LETTING EVERYONE KNOW YOU ARE IN A NEW COUNTY.  WITH SO MANY QSO PARTIES
AND SO MANY WAYS TO PARTICIPATE, ITS TIME TO START PLANNING YOUR OWN
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